Ι made this compilation of videos that I found on the net to show to the world how special is our Easter festivities and traditions.
The first video shows the traditional easter carrols performed by the Mantzaros Philharmonic Society on Easter Monday:
The epitaph (funeral procession) of Saint George's church in the Old Fortress:
The Philharmonic Society of Corfu performing the famous Albinoni's Adagio at the epitaph of the Cathedral (Mitrópoli):
At the epitaph of Saint Spyridon which takes place on Easter Saturday morning, the Kapodistrias Philarmonic Union performs the funeral march from Beethoven's Third Symphony (Heroica) while the Philharmonic Society of Corfu performs Franco Faccio's "Hamlet":
The so called "First Resurrection" takes place at 11 a.m. with the throwing of clay pots ("mpotides") from the windows:
Also at the very same moment, another custom takes place: that of "Mastela". A guy dives into a barrel of water which is full of coins thrown by passerbys and he collects them:
At 12 p.m., the Philharmonic Society of Corfu gave a marching show attended by hundreds of spectators:
At midnight, after the Resurrection an amazing fireworks show brightens the skies. Afterwards, the bands parade in the streets of old town playing the "Graikoi" march and giving shows by their percussion teams:
The procession of Resurrection of "Panaya ton Ksenon" church on Easter Sunday morning:
The Philharmonic Society "Mantzaros" performing Kritikos "Marcia Trionfale" at the procession of Resurrection of Saint Spyridon:
- Read more about what is happening during the Holy Week in Corfu here: http://johncorfuworld.blogspot.com/2009/04/easter-in-corfu.html
The first video shows the traditional easter carrols performed by the Mantzaros Philharmonic Society on Easter Monday:
The epitaph (funeral procession) of Saint George's church in the Old Fortress:
The Philharmonic Society of Corfu performing the famous Albinoni's Adagio at the epitaph of the Cathedral (Mitrópoli):
At the epitaph of Saint Spyridon which takes place on Easter Saturday morning, the Kapodistrias Philarmonic Union performs the funeral march from Beethoven's Third Symphony (Heroica) while the Philharmonic Society of Corfu performs Franco Faccio's "Hamlet":
The so called "First Resurrection" takes place at 11 a.m. with the throwing of clay pots ("mpotides") from the windows:
Also at the very same moment, another custom takes place: that of "Mastela". A guy dives into a barrel of water which is full of coins thrown by passerbys and he collects them:
At 12 p.m., the Philharmonic Society of Corfu gave a marching show attended by hundreds of spectators:
At midnight, after the Resurrection an amazing fireworks show brightens the skies. Afterwards, the bands parade in the streets of old town playing the "Graikoi" march and giving shows by their percussion teams:
The procession of Resurrection of "Panaya ton Ksenon" church on Easter Sunday morning:
The Philharmonic Society "Mantzaros" performing Kritikos "Marcia Trionfale" at the procession of Resurrection of Saint Spyridon:
- Read more about what is happening during the Holy Week in Corfu here: http://johncorfuworld.blogspot.com/2009/04/easter-in-corfu.html
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