The date of the event is unique for each year. In 2024, this date is May 14. On the Tuesday of the second week after Easter, the day after Thomas Sunday (or Antipascha), the Orthodox Church established the day of remembrance of the deceased, the first after the Easter holiday. This day is called Radonitsa and is considered Easter for the deceased. On Radonitsa, Christians symbolically share the Easter joy of the resurrection of the Savior with the members of the Church who have already left this world. According to the testimony of Saint John Chrysostom, this holiday was celebrated in Christian cemeteries since ancient times. The word "radonitsa" derives from the words "rod" (kin) and "radost" (joy), and the special place of Radonitsa in the church calendar – immediately after the Bright Easter Week – obliges Christians not to mourn or complain about the death of loved ones, but rather to rejoice in their birth into another life – eternal life. The victory over death, achieved by the death and resurrection of Christ, displaces the sorrow of temporary separation from loved ones. On Radonitsa, there was a custom of celebrating Easter at the graves of the deceased, where painted eggs and other Easter foods were brought, where a memorial meal was held, and part of the prepared food was given to the poor for the commemoration of the soul. This communion with the deceased, expressed through simple everyday actions, reflects the belief that they, even after death, do not cease to be members of the Church of the God who "is not the God of the dead, but of the living" (Gospel of Matthew 22:32). However, nowadays, the Orthodox Church does not encourage bringing food to graves. Therefore, before visiting the cemetery, the believer needs to go to church at the beginning of the service and submit a note with the names of the deceased for commemoration, and then it is recommended to tidy up the grave, pray, light a candle, and stand silently. The widespread custom of visiting cemeteries on Easter day itself contradicts the oldest regulations of the Church: until the ninth day after Easter, the commemoration of the deceased is never performed. If a person dies on Easter, they are buried according to a special Easter rite. Easter is a time of special and exceptional joy, a holiday of victory over death and all sorrow and grief.