Representation of the Earthquake after the Resurrection of the Lord, which takes place at I.N. Of the Most Holy Theotokos Faneromeni (Panagia ton Xenon), in Plakada tou Agiou, interpreting the relevant Gospel passage.

Liturgy of the Holy Tabernacle of Saint Spyridon and procession of the Epitaph of His Holy Temple. This is the oldest litany of the Saint, which takes place in memory of the miraculous liberation of the island from starvation, probably in the year 1553. According to an old tradition, because on the morning of Holy Saturday the mourning of Holy Friday continues, the Epitaph of I.N., while it is noteworthy that Saint Spyridon is liturgized in the position of a prominent Bishop, that is, he precedes the Epitaph, following the Byzantine cult and especially that of the Queen. The procession includes the bands of all three Philharmonic Orchestras of the city, which perform the adaptation of the mourning procession from the opera “Amleto” by the Italian composer Franco Faccio (Old), the mourning procession “Calde Lacrimae” [Hot Tears] by the Italian composer de Michellis (Blue) and the adaptation of the mourning procession from Beethoven’s “Heroic Accord” (Kapodistrias).

After the end of the litany, the Vespers of the Resurrection are celebrated in the Holy Metropolitan Church and normally, when the Metropolitan sings the verse “Resurrected, God, judge the earth” the bells of all the churches of the city ring joyfully. From the balconies of the houses the inhabitants throw the old clay pots. This is the custom of the “First Resurrection” with the throwing of the “botides” (clay pots with two handles; one either side). The roots of this tradition are very old. Maybe the sound of the break symbolizes the victory of life over death. The people of Corfu attribute a Christian content to this local tradition, allegorically representing the Resurrection word of the prophet “let me crush them, like pottery”.