Faneromeni ’25 performance to explore folk practices to ward off evil

On Thursday, July 3, 2025, the performance “If it’s evil, let it be exiled: spells and baskanies”, will take place at the Faneromeni 25 art festival, which is an original, multidimensional artistic event that explores and highlights the phenomenon of “baskanies” in Cyprus as they were traditionally practiced, but also as they evolved and still survive in modern society.

Baskanies were repeated incantations or wishes, often accompanied by physical movements or objects and addressed to the divine ...