AROUND THE WORLD THE EXCHANGE SPRING 2023 Bosnia Corfu, Greece March 21 April 15 Cimburijada means “Festival of Scrambled Eggs,” On Easter Saturday, the Greek island of Corfu and that’s exactly what it is. The people of the celebrates with a smash. Corfiots drop botides — Bosnian town of Zenica gather at dawn on clay pots full of water — from their windows and the banks of the Bosna River for an enormous balconies. The accompanying fireworks, bell tolling, communal meal of scrambled eggs. and chanting result in a cacophony guaranteed to scare off any bad spirits. The town’s famous marching bands complete the fun by playing the Graikoi march. Thailand Holland April 13 – 15 April 22 The Songkran festival in Thailand marks the Millions of tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, and other beginning of the Thai New Year. April is the hottest flowers are used to make beautiful floats that month in Thailand so it makes sense that this party parade through several villages from Noordwijk to would include a way to cool off — a water fight. From Haarlem. At the final stop, onlookers have the water balloons to buckets, friends and family take to chance to check out the floats up close. the streets and soak each other. Of course, it’s not just fun and games — the water symbolizes washing away the old year and the anticipation of the coming rainy season. 12