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Celebrating carobs
September 6, 2019
The carob, an iconic product of Cyprus, is often described as ‘black gold’, not just in our local tradition generally but also, more specifically, in the Pegeia region of Paphos – which is where a festival will be setting out to celebrate the carob and its large family of products this week.
On September 8, the 8th annual Carob Festival will take place in Pegeia, and admission is free to all. The setting is the St. George church of Pegeia, along with the enchanting environs of the square around it. Pegeia was traditionally the village of the carob, back in the day. It was a village full of carob trees, making its harvest the main occupation of the inhabitants of Pegeia.