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Easter in Corfu
#eastergreece Easter on beautiful Corfu island comes with loud music and a loud bang. 🎺🐣 It’s not about partying. The Corfu Philharmonic Orchestra – Corfu has a long musical tradition dating back to the Venetian times – walks slowly around the town playing slow sorrowful hymns and anthems. The greatest feast of the Greek Orthodox Church and of the whole Christianity is celebrated in a unique magnificent and melodic way, and no one can escape from its emotion. But don’t be carried away by the devotional atmosphere. You have to be cautious, otherwise you risk being hit by a clay pot falling from the sky. This is the stunning custom of “botides”. Hundreds of red-painted clay pots, from huge to small, are thrown from the balconies on Corfu’s central Liston square and smashed to pieces with a loud bang. This is how Corfiots try to exorcise evil by this loud noise. A custom that dates back to antiquity and combines Christianity and paganism in a really interesting way; This breaking of the clay pots is used to symbolize and honor the awakening of nature after the winter sleep; Old pots must be broken, new pots should be used to collect the new fruits of the spring. If you happen to experience this unique experience, keep a broken piece of a clay pot. It will bring you good luck throughout the year. At least that’s what they say! You can enjoy some scenes from the Corfu Easter if you watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRUAil3UF94 Copyright: @Youtube - Katehis Video Art #greekislands #mediterranean #visitgreece #allyouwantisgreece #greecetravel #blumovo #greekisles #mediterraneansea #inlovewithgreece #corfu