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21 Ιαν

HOLY SATURDAY – THE RESURRECTION

At the dawn of Holy Saturday (6:00am), the artificial “earthquake” custom is observed at the church of the Virgin Mary of “Xenon”, where church-goers stamp their feet on the floor of the church, as a reenactment of the earthquake that is described...
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21 Ιαν

HOLY WEEK

Easter begins here, as in other places, on Palm Sunday. The solemn procession of the holy relics of Saint Spyridon occurs at 11 o’clock in the morning. A custom since 1630, it is carried out in commemoration of the island’s deliverance from...
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21 Ιαν

EASTER ON CORFU

EASTER ON CORFU If there is a time of year when it is particularly worth visiting Corfu, it is definitely Easter time. In no other part of Greece – neither city nor village – do local people herald the event and create...
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