PHOTOS: For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Orthodox Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the pandemic. Many Greeks return to the countryside, often to ancestral homes, in a mass exodus from big cities.
People throw a huge clay jar from a balcony as thousands of visitors watch the custom called "botides" on the Ionian Sea island of Corfu, northwestern Greece, on Saturday, April 23, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic.
Beyond the obvious religious messages, in Greece, Easter signifies a return to the countryside, often to people’s ancestral homes, and a mass exodus from big cities.
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