CORSICA
Religion

Cities in CORSICA

Ajaccio

Popular destinations FRANCE

Alsace	Ardeche	Auvergne
Brittany	Burgundy	Cevennes
Corsica	Cote d'azur	Dordogne
Jura	Languedoc-roussillon	Loire valley
Lot	Normandy	Picardy
	Provence

Religion

The Corsicans are generally still religious and almost all Roman Catholic. There are also small groups of Greek Orthodox and Muslims.

Church of Aregno in Corsica_{Photo: Pinpin CC 3.0 Unported no changes made}

Although, like the rest of France, fewer and fewer people attend church services, religious events and festivals are taken seriously, culminating in the Holy Week processions that take place in cities like Bonifacio, Sartène and Calvi in the week leading up to Easter. Assumption of Mary on August 15 is also widely celebrated and is a national holiday.

Every village has a Roman Catholic church, a patron saint and the large number of burial chapels is also striking. Generations of one family are often buried here.

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Sources

Corsica
Lannoo

Corsica
Lonely Planet

Corsica
Touring/Lannoo

Driessen, J.W. / Corsica
Elmar

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

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