@eleni.krystallis: Does your family still follow the 40-day tradition? 🖤 #Cyprus #CypriotTraditions #CyprusHistory #GreekCypriot #CypriotCulture

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sarahcarlton291
Sarah Carlton291 :
my granddaughter died 3 yrs ago aged 2. i am still in black
2026-11-10 23:42:04
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kiri1964
Kiri Nicolaou :
My grandmother wore black for 60 years when her husband died. We follow the 40 day tradition.😌
2026-11-10 21:29:19
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alexiaperatikou
Alexia :
Since loosing my son 10 years ago I can’t bring myself to wear any other color apart from black. I know wearing black won’t bring my precious son back but my heart and soul have darkened.
2026-11-09 19:29:14
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ateshtuncer
Atesh Tuncer :
That doesn’t apply to all the people of Cyprus ( only the Greeks )
2026-11-10 16:15:14
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superskevi
Σκευηλινι 🇨🇾 :
My grandmother got married at 29 and was a widow by 31. She had suffered a miscarriage of a boy and then as her twin girls were birthed premature at 7 months, she lost one. A month later, her husband died of a burst appendix. Never wore colour again. When my mum was young, she begged her to try another colour but never did. I do believe mum chose a lovely brown dress for her final attire.
2026-11-09 19:08:10
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marianicolevassiliades
Maria-nicole Vassili :
my bappou died in 2020 and my yiayia is still wearing black🤷🏻‍♀️
2026-11-10 00:48:53
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vesnasoldat
vesni :
Yes, we do. I’ve lost my father on the 23rd of January this year and I still wear black😥snd I will wear till one year from his death comes.😢
2026-11-10 10:50:32
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ottoman_ersan20
ottoman_ersan2 :
actually not turks though
2026-11-10 08:36:48
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mario.ioannou22
Mario Ioannou :
Yes it’s true back in the day not anymore
2026-11-10 06:38:05
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annapastides64
anna :
My mum died in April and I am still wearing black, it’s how I feel 💔🙏🏼
2026-11-09 21:26:51
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th333aaa
Thea :
Do you guys find that it helps with the grieving process? I’m only a quarter Cypriot, and lost my grandmother on ny English mum’s side recently, I kind of don’t know what to do with myself sometimes and I feel like life has just moved on and I’m trying to catch up with it
2026-11-10 01:12:59
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my_purrfectfurmily
Woof and purr family 🖤 :
I wore black for 1 year when my beloved giagia died.. my heart still feels black though..
2026-11-10 12:43:59
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andre85110
andre :
I wore black for years after losing my parents , now I wear colour but still miss them so much 💔
2026-11-09 23:26:41
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flymetothemoon941
flymetothemoon :
Widows in Greek villages always wear black, only black, for years… they never replace it with another dark colour!
2026-11-09 21:37:30
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lilianzacharia3
lilianzacharia3 :
very sad. my mother wore black for 30 years but I said I would only marry if she stopped wearing it. I hated seeing her wardrobe housing only black. Gradually she agreed. I respect each does what they feel. But for us it was time.
2026-11-09 19:14:02
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annamariamiah
Anna-M :
My mum is 83, and her mum died when she was 5. Mum's yiayia made her wear black all the time, even black ribbons in her hair. Until my bappou remarried and my mum's stepmum said she should go back to wearing colours.
2026-11-09 22:23:52
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kimbaker68
kim :
yes and most people stay by their traditions 🥰
2026-11-10 06:58:12
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hotlips2012
Hotlips22 :
My mum were black for 30 years when my dad died.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
2026-11-09 22:41:05
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cypriotwithatwist78
George Savva :
I do
2026-11-10 19:18:02
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andygeorgiou579
andygeorgiou579 :
God bless you all 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
2026-11-09 21:19:35
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username1258711
username1258711 :
Miss these years 🙏
2026-11-09 19:45:24
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lemesos_city
Mike🌞 :
After my grandfather's passed away, both of my grandmothers started wearing colourful clothes again after 40 days. [Snicker]
2026-11-09 19:22:08
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helensava
Peace :
I still wear black for 40 days
2026-11-09 22:10:24
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jimmythoma39
Spartan 01 :
yes
2026-11-09 19:47:44
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hayleykitsy
Hayley :
I always feel emotional when I see washing hanging outside someones house and its all black
2026-11-10 19:00:26
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