On April 25, May Christians of the Eastern Rite celebrate Radonitsa. This day is also called Grobki or Seeing Off.. The holiday falls on the ninth day after Easter. Believers on this day commemorate their dead relatives, go to the temple and cemeteries.

How to commemorate the dead on Grobki.

This day should start with a visit to the temple.. On Radonitsa, churches serve the first funeral liturgy after Easter. You can submit notes with the names of the dead to be read in the temple.

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You can also order a memorial service in the church.. This should be done even if you don’t go to the temple on the very holiday..

Believers in temples for the holiday can light candles for the repose of the souls of deceased relatives.

On this day you can visit the cemetery. On the grave, you can do a little cleaning, plant flowers or trees. You can also bring a bouquet of flowers and light a lamp..

At the cemetery you can take paska, krashanki, sweets. They need to be given to the poor so that they commemorate the dead.

What can not be carried to the cemetery on Radonitsa.

You should not take artificial plastic flowers to the cemetery - they pollute the environment.

It is also forbidden to bring alcohol and cigarettes to the cemetery..

Food must not be left on graves. She can attract wild animals.

Fighting continues in Ukraine due to the military aggression of the Russian Federation, therefore, visiting cemeteries is prohibited in some areas. Such measures have been introduced, since mines can be found in cemeteries.