At the end of April 2025, a video diverged in the Russian -language segment of the network, the author of which captured the unusual behavior of a group of young believers in embroidery. We checked whether the rite, recently introduced by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (PCU), is shown in the video.
In the video, three young men in Ukrainian national clothes with long axes walk to the Orthodox Church and go inside. Then one of them, along with two other teenagers, leaves the territory of the temple. “In an effort to emphasize their national“ uniqueness ”and distance themselves from canonical Orthodoxy, Ukrainian schismatics joyfully invent new rituals. On the video - one of them. Why did Ukrainian schoolchildren armed their axes and ran to church? ” -asks the Telegram channel "Ukraine.ru"(215,000 views at the time of writing this analysis). With such comments, the video also posted channels "Uncle Glory"(179,000 views),"Tsargrad-TV"(78 000),"Gasparyan"(65,000) and"Vitaly Borodin"(31 000).
The axes that can be seen on a viral video resemble Valashki - The traditional attributes of the Tatra and Carpathian highlanders, which have long become an element of the local variation of the national costume. From this we can conclude that the video was shot in Western Ukraine.
Video start Distribute on April 22. It is logical to assume that it is somehow connected with Easter weekcompleted two days earlier.
Indeed, in the Ukrainian segment of social networks you can find many published in those days rollersWhere three men participate in a similar rite. In some of them, in addition to others, there is a hashtag #raincoat. Shroud - large -sized boards with an embroidered or picturesque image of Jesus Christ lying in the coffin or the deceased Virgin. It is used during worship on a passionate Friday and Great Saturday.
Apparently, it is around the cloakie in the center of the church that are young men on a viral video. They stand for a reason - this is an honorary guard around the shrine, ancient tradition, Popular In many cities and villages of Galicia among believers of the Ukrainian Greekatolic Church (there are in Ukraine about 4 million Human). So people portray Roman guard at the Holy Sepulcher. As a rule, Galician sentries put on traditional Ukrainian costumes or outfits in the style of clothes of Roman legionnaires.
In the first half of the 20th century, this tradition in Western Ukraine began to be performed Plastunes - members of the national Ukrainian organization of the scout type, closely related with UGCC. The ritual that is also honored European And American Departments of the "layer", was Restored After the exit of Ukraine from the USSR and spread in some other regions countries.
Accordingly, the moment captured on the video is a change of honorary guard, consisting of young parishioners. In Tiktok you can find original The viral video that appeared there on April 18 and collected about 1 million views. The same user has others video, shot in the same locations and laid out on the same day. Subtitles One of them indicates that the temple is located in the city of Yavorov in the Lviv region.
Judging by the frames, the ritual took place on territory Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Theotokos - The monument of wooden architecture of the XVII century, belonging to the community of the Ukrainian Greekatolic Church.
Thus, contrary to viral posts, the video captures the ancient West Ukrainian Greek Catholic tradition associated with passionate Friday, and not a new unusual ritual of Orthodox Ukrainians.
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