CYPRUS: How to make Easter and Holy Saturday - The exceptions

There will be small exceptions for Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, in terms of church attendance and gatherings, according to announcements by the Minister of Health. 

Specifically, only for the Resurrection Mass on Holy Saturday (May 1) the presence of believers in the courtyard of the sanctuaries is allowed, in accordance with the distance measure and the sanitary protocol that applies to the operation of the churches and provided that arrangements are made to attend the faithfull.

Inside the temples, only on Holy Saturday is allowed the presence of up to 50 people, according to the protocol. On all other days of Holy Week, the presence of believers in places of religious worship, either indoors or outdoors, is prohibited.

On Holy Saturday (May 1), to facilitate the participation of the faithful in the Resurrection Sequence, instead of 9 pm on Saturday, the travel ban begins at 1 am (Holy Saturday to Easter Sunday). All other days, the travel ban remains in place (9 pm).

Exceptionally and only on Easter Sunday (May 2), in addition to the permanent residents, the presence in the homes of persons is allowed provided that they come from only two families and provided that the total number of people in the house does not exceed 10 people, including and minors.

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