Russian festivals are similar to those in China and Tomb-Sweeping Day. Some documents introducing Russian festivals even directly refer to them as Russian Tomb-Sweeping Day. On this day every year, Russians go to visit the graves of their deceased relatives with their families. This festival is a memorial day in Russia.
/kloc-At the end of 0/6, the Russian Orthodox Church confirmed such a festival to commemorate the dead, and its date was the ninth day after Easter, a major Orthodox holiday. As the date of Easter is not fixed, it is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox every year, so the date of commemorating the dead is not fixed, usually from the end of April to the beginning of May.
The name of Memorial Day in Russian is "Radonica", which literally means no sadness. According to the research of Russian linguists, the name comes from the words "birth" and "happiness". From this point of view, this festival is specially arranged after Easter, so that people should not be sad for losing their loved ones, but should be thankful for their rest in another world.
On Memorial Day, Russians will pay homage to the graves of their deceased relatives.
According to the traditional custom, they will present eggs painted with colorful patterns in front of the tomb, which is said to pray for the blessing of the dead. In addition, they will provide sweet milk cakes, fruit soup and other foods, and plant flowers and plants around the cemetery.
After the memorial service, the whole family will have a simple dinner in front of the tomb, but they can't touch the glass or talk when drinking. Before going to the cemetery, devout Orthodox believers go to the church to light candles for the deceased, pray for the soul of the deceased to rest in peace, and then collect holy water and sprinkle it in front of the cemetery.
Russians have been paying tribute to the dead in this traditional way for centuries, but now some details have changed. For example, Russians used to put flowers in front of cemeteries, but now more and more people use beautifully made fake flowers. In addition, because Memorial Day is not a legal holiday, many Russians who go to work begin to choose to sweep graves during the Easter holiday.