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30 October 2008 . Photo report by Ilja Najmuschin (Reuter)

On the 30 October, in the evening, the weather changed for the worse, there was a strong wind, heavy rainfall set in. The weather situation spoiled the impressions of the sad ceremony, when tiny rafts with burning candles were lowered down to the Yenisey. The little wooden rafts soaked with water, the candles were blown out by the wind. Those old people who had gathered along the riverbank to watch the ceremony were unable to hold out in the cold rain for along time. Tradition, however, is to be continued…


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