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Corfu Carnival
Historians say locals on the island of Corfu were celebrating festivals long before the Venetians took over in the Medieval Era, however, the Carnival of Corfu we see today, has a lot more in common with Venice’s Carnival than it does with ancient Greek rites. The Corfu Carnival is a colorful event with beautiful costumes and clothes characteristic of the present and the past. Obviously, as a good popular event, there will be lots of music, singing and dancing on the streets of the city. The carnival usually takes place at the end of February or early March, right before the Lent fast that ushers in Greek Orthodox Easter. The most significant events of Carnival happen on three Sundays leading up to Lent, starting on the Orthodox holiday known as the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. No matter where you come from, you are sure to have an exhilarating time in Corfu during Carnival season.
Corfu Carnival is a magnificent, colorful and festive annual celebration that revives old customs and includes many funny happenings. Visitors during the Carnival of Corfu will instantly be transported back to the Middle Ages as they pass by locals in elaborate masked aristocratic costumes. The climax of the celebrations take place on the third and final Sunday with the procession of King Carnival and the Great Parade that takes place in Liston and Spiniada square. The curtain of carnival events is opened on Sunday afternoon by Telalis, who invites young and old to attend the most frantic party on the island. At the end of the parade, King Carnival, is brought to trial for the sins of the previous year and sentenced to death by fire, so that all the evil is burnt with him. At the end of the procession he is cremated, his will is read and a great party with music and dancing follows.
One of the most interesting customs related to the Corfiot Carnival, is the “Petegoletsa” (gossip), which is based on the Corfiot dialect and it is held each year in an open stage, in the in the heart of the Old Town of Corfu. It is performed by actors and it includes old customs, traditional types of old Corfiots and most of all Corfiot dialect. The program is enriched with local satirical or light songs and music. The final act is culminated with a sketch (prose) performed from the windows and balconies of the nearby houses.