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Corfu: the “First Weekend” of November on the Island of Phaeacians

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"Protokyriako" is an ecclesiastical custom with a centuries-old tradition on the Island of Phaeacia, which acquired a second meaning after the war. In 1673, according to tradition, the patron saint of the island, Saint Spyridon, saved Corfu from the plague that claimed hundreds of families. On October 29 of the same year, the Corfiots decided to hold a procession of the Saint's tabernacle every year on the first Sunday of November, hence the nam…
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"Protokyriako" is an ecclesiastical custom with a centuries-old tradition on the Island of Phaeacia, which acquired a second meaning after the war. In 1673, according to tradition, the patron saint of the island, Saint Spyridon, saved Corfu from the plague that claimed hundreds of families. On October 29 of the same year, the Corfiots decided to hold a procession of the Saint's tabernacle every year on the first Sunday of November, hence the nam…

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www.ertnews.gr broke the news in on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
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