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CORFU (Town) IONIAN ISLANDS
Carnival is celebrated in Corfu Town with special festivities and
customs on the last Sunday before Lent. These include a parade of floats and Corfu's
bands, followed by the traditional burning of an effigy representing the spirit
of Carnival.
(text: L. Briola)
This text (extract) is cited November 2003 from the Greek
National Tourism Organization tourist pamphlet (1993).
Four times a year there is a procession headed by the preserved remnants
of St. Spyrdon in the streets of town accompanied by the island’s many bands.
The procession is held on Palm Sunday, Holy Saturday, August 11th and the first
Sunday in November.
(text: L. Briola)
This text (extract) is cited November 2003 from the Greek
National Tourism Organization tourist pamphlet (1993).
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