Tragedy in Cyprus: A 22 -year -old was fatally injured when he set up piles for the custom of “Labratzia”

A 22 -year -old in Cyprus was fatally injured when he set up piles for the “Lambratzia” custom. The accident took place on the afternoon of the Holy Saturday (19.04.2025), when young people gathered on Constantinople Street in Strovolos, Cyprus, carrying wood to set up that custom. Then, under unknown circumstances, the 22 -year -old from Romania, a permanent resident of Cyprus, was fatally injured by a fall of a wooden beam. According to the Cyprus Times, it is being investigated that the wood would have been a pile of the Cyprus Electricity Authority, and therefore the electricity authority were found on stage. The unfortunate young man was taken to Nicosia General Hospital where his death was found. This custom has been banned in several areas as many people have been seriously injured. What is the custom of Lambrazia The preparation of the “Lambratzia” custom, that is, the great fire of the Lambris, begins days before the wood picking up for its branch on the night of the Holy Saturday. According to the Cypriot folk tradition, on the night of the Great Saturday in the courtyards […]
Source: News Beast

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