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Belarus prepares for Yury’s Day

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Belarus celebrates Yury’s Day on May 6. The holiday is connected with the old tradition of taking cattle to pasture for the first time.

Belarus celebrates Yury’s Day on May 6. The holiday is connected with the old tradition of taking cattle to pasture for the first time.

© RIA Novosti . Yegor Yeremov  / Go to the mediabankBelarus celebrates Yury’s Day on May 6. The holiday is connected with the old tradition of taking cattle to pasture for the first time.
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Belarus celebrates Yury’s Day on May 6. The holiday is connected with the old tradition of taking cattle to pasture for the first time.
© RIA Novosti . Yegor Yeremov  / Go to the mediabankPeasants ask God on Yury’s Day to bring them a good harvest, making an offering with bread they have baked.
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Peasants ask God on Yury’s Day to bring them a good harvest, making an offering with bread they have baked.
© RIA Novosti . Yegor Yeremov  / Go to the mediabankThe best bread comes from a country oven.
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The best bread comes from a country oven.
© RIA Novosti . Yegor Yeremov  / Go to the mediabankThe morning of the holiday begins with making dough.
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The morning of the holiday begins with making dough.
© RIA Novosti . Yegor Yeremov  / Go to the mediabankYury, the guardian of animals and agriculture, replaced the pagan god Yarilo. This holiday, more than any other, represents the beginning of spring.
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Yury, the guardian of animals and agriculture, replaced the pagan god Yarilo. This holiday, more than any other, represents the beginning of spring.
© RIA Novosti . Yegor Yeremov  / Go to the mediabankResidents of the village of Pogost in the Gomel Region preparing for Yury’s Day.
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Residents of the village of Pogost in the Gomel Region preparing for Yury’s Day.
© RIA Novosti . Yegor Yeremov  / Go to the mediabankResidents of the village of Pogost in the Gomel Region preparing for Yury’s Day.
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Residents of the village of Pogost in the Gomel Region preparing for Yury’s Day.
© RIA Novosti . Yegor Yeremov  / Go to the mediabankResidents of the village of Post in the Gomel Region preparing for Yury’s Day.
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Residents of the village of Post in the Gomel Region preparing for Yury’s Day.
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