The
Department of Antiquities to take part in the activities
for
the World Autism Awareness Day
The
Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Communications and Works,
announces that it will take part again this year in the activities
for the World Autism Awareness Day celebrated every year on the 2nd
of April. Along with the blue lit of Pyramids in Egypt, the South
Pole, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Eiffel Tour, the Christ the
Redeemer Statue in Brazil, the History Museum at Missouri and many
other monuments and historic buildings all over the World, the
Department of Antiquities will light up blue the Cyprus Museum in
Nicosia and the following monuments: the Castle of Limassol, the
Castle of Larnaca, the Castle of Pafos, the Archaeological Site of
Choirokoitia and the Archaeological Site at Palaipafos (Kouklia).
This
effort is within the framework of the Department of Antiquities’
wider contribution to society and provides and promotes the building
of awareness and understanding for persons with disabilities,
including persons with autism, as well as of support for
their loved ones.
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