A belsat.eu correspondent has visited the Military Cemetery in Minsk.
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The Day of Rejoicing (Radaunitsa) has its roots in pagan customs and traditions. On the second Tuesday after Easter Orthodox Christians visit cemeteries, pray for the souls of their deceased and share the joy of resurrection of Christ with them. Nowadays Radaunitsa is an official day off in Belarus. On its eve people usually put graves in order.
Some etymologists state that the term ‘Radaunitsa’ derived from the word ‘rod’ (family, clan). Orthodox Christians associate the name of the feast with the belief that after Easter people bring the joy (‘radost’) of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ to their dead and gone relatives.
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