Radunitsa

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Raduniza , also: Radauniza ( Belarus. Ра́дуніца, Ра́даўніца ); Radoniza ( Russ. Радоница ); Prowodi ( Ukr. Проводи ); in German about "Day of Joy", is a festival of the Russian Orthodox Church . It is a public holiday in Belarus . Radunitsa is celebrated on the second Tuesday after Easter (regionally in Russia also on the second Monday), is of Slavic origin and is mainly determined by the commemoration of the dead .

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