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Corfu Pot Smashing (Holy Saturday)

Corfu Pot Smashing (Holy Saturday)
Gkaridis0, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
39.6243°N, 19.9217°E

At noon on Holy Saturday, Corfu Town residents throw clay pots from their windows to shatter on the streets below, re-enacting a biblical earthquake at the moment of Christ's resurrection.

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  • Corfu Pot Smashing (Holy Saturday)
    1 May 2027

    At noon on Holy Saturday, Corfu Town residents throw clay pots from their windows to shatter on the streets below, re-enacting a biblical earthquake at the moment of Christ's resurrection.

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