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Paphos: The 'Lady Lent' Calendar Counts Down the Seven Weeks to Easter

Published February 22, 2026, 09:16
Paphos: The 'Lady Lent' Calendar Counts Down the Seven Weeks to Easter

In Paphos, many households are preparing the traditional 'Lady Lent' calendar, a dough-based calendar used to count down the seven weeks of Lent leading up to Easter. Tradition researcher Anna Tselepou explains that Lady Lent is depicted with seven legs, symbolizing the weeks of fasting, and features that indicate humility and abstinence from pleasures. Making the calendar requires specific ingredients and a dough-making process, with one leg removed each Saturday until Easter Sunday. This tradition is an important part of Cyprus' cultural heritage and is kept alive by local households.