Easter in Corfu

I always enjoy the excitement of Easter in Corfu, although I preferred how it was in the old days.

An expat friend, who lives and works in Corfu Town, owns an apartment with a balcony overlooking the central plateia.

Every year on Easter Saturday, his apartment is invaded by casual acquaintances and other uninvited people he doesn't even know - and never sees for the rest of the year. They all traipse up the stairs to enjoy the view, to watch the Easter processions and the traditional ceremony of the throwing of pots.

This year he has let it be known, "I'm going abroad to spend Easter with my mother".

He's had enough of all these people taking over his balcony in order to throw pots and "to watch hairy men in Boy Scout shorts" parading endlessly past his window.

See also: Easter Saturday and Pot-Throwing

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