Eastern Rite Christians celebrate Radonitsa today. People also call this day Grobki or Seeing Off.. The holiday falls on the ninth day after the feast of the Resurrection of Christ. Believers on Grobki commemorate their dead relatives, go to the temple and cemeteries.

Celebration traditions.

Believers go to Grobki to churches and pray for the repose of the souls of deceased relatives, put candles.

On this day, they also visit cemeteries and bring dried flowers or fresh flowers to the graves of the dead.. At the grave you can consecrated willow twigs.

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Also in the cemetery you can do a little cleaning and plant flowers or trees..

Lamps are traditionally lit on the graves on this day.. They symbolize the memory of the living about the dead..

On Grobki, you can take food from the cemetery (paski, krashanki, sweets, cookies) and distribute it to the poor so that they commemorate the dead.

What not to do on Grobki.

While visiting the cemetery, it is forbidden to laugh loudly, have fun and shout. Also, do not express your grief violently.. It is believed that this can disturb the soul of the deceased and the deceased can "

You can't smoke cigarettes in the cemetery.

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You don’t need to take plastic flowers to the cemetery - they are harmful to the environment.

Pregnant women and small children should refrain from visiting the cemetery. Our ancestors believed that a young soul makes the deceased remember their earthly life and can cause envy.. So the dead can try to take her to their place.

When visiting the cemetery, it is forbidden to look back. According to popular belief, there is a danger of capturing the soul of the deceased and bringing it home with you..

Earlier we wrote that in some areas visits to cemeteries were banned during the Easter holidays..