Easter at Corfu – Resurrection night<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
The Resurrection service takes place outside, in the bandstand of the Upper Spianada Square officiated by the Bishop involving all major municipal figures, many bands, and thousands of people.
\nThe vast square is packed with people, the palace, fort, and old buildings which fringe taster in Corfu to help to create the unique atmosphere, and when the Bishop chants “the Risen Christ”, the explosion of hundreds of exciting fireworks will be an experience that nobody can ever forget<\/p>\n
The party continues all night with a soup that here has a special name called “Tsilichourda”, plenty of wine, Easter cakes called “Fogatsa” or “doves” and clubbing until the morning.
\nOn Easter Sunday in every church, there is a procession of the Resurrection, the bands, of course, have their place of honor.<\/p>\n
The site of hundreds of lamb on the spit, was not included in the original customs and tradition of Corfu, where the tradition here for Easter lunch was the egg and lemon soup (avgolemono) plus 2-3 types of meat, and they used to grill the lamb on the second day of Easter, this has been changed in recent years however and now everyone roasts the lamb on a large spit, often accompanied by the kokoretsi on a smaller one below it.
\nFollowing more celebrations, on Sunday afternoon there are processions of icons and relics in different parts of the island almost daily until the following Sunday.<\/p>\n