GET TOGETHER EVENT: VASILOPITTA

The Vasilopita cake-cutting event marked the beginning of the Cyprus Semester activities at the Joint Research Centre in Seville, bringing colleagues together around a cherished Cypriot New Year tradition. The event combined celebration and cultural discovery through a 20-question quiz about Cyprus, with the winner, Abian García Rodríguez, receiving a travel guide to Cyprus. Colleagues then shared two traditional cakes, vasilopita and fanouropita, each prepared with the customary hidden coin that brings luck to the person who finds it. The lucky winners received small gifts from the Cyprus Postal Museum along with traditional Cypriot products. Through this event, colleagues were introduced to the symbolism of Cypriot customs and the spirit of community and good fortune that accompanies the beginning of a new year.