“Velikoretsk religious procession” – report on the TV channel “Spas”translated

“Velikoretsk religious procession - 6 days and 150 km on foot across the Vyatka land” - on the Spas TV channel about the All-Russian prayer procession in 2026, cathedral prayer on the way to Velikaya, Artem Zuglov published a report. On August 11, Orthodox Christians prayerfully celebrated the Day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Since the saint is especially revered in the Vyatka land, with the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker every year there is a religious procession to the banks of the Velikaya River, we will present to the attention of our readers a story about the Velikoretsk religious procession in 2026. On June 3, 2026, one of the most massive and lengthy prayer processions began not only in our country, but throughout the Orthodox world - the Velikoretsk religious procession. six days and 150 km on foot across the Vyatka land. And so it has been for 600 years in a row. This year the event attracted 31,000 pilgrims. What motivates people who take this path, and how has the tradition of the prayer procession changed over the centuries? About this - in the report by Artem Zuglov.