It’s good that in Bijelo Poi and Petrovdan people gathered for litiya. In Voronezh, we also always have a procession of the cross after the liturgy on St. Peter’s Day; a lot of people come. Approximately how many people were there this year?
In St. Petersburg, we also always go with a procession of the cross on St. Peter’s Day; there are quite a lot of people, especially if the weather is good. In Bijelyi Poљu, judging by the photo, there were two or three hundred people, no less. In Voronezh, what do they usually do after a move, do they treat you to tea or immediately leave?
In Voronezh, after the litany, we usually gather at the church, the sisters set up tables with tea and pies, people stand and talk. Two hundred to three hundred is normal, we also get about that much when it’s not raining. In St. Petersburg, do you walk far after your move or do you end right next to the church?
In Novosibirsk, after the Peter the Great Lithuania, we also usually stay at the church, the sisters bring out tea and their baked goods - especially my kulebyaki with cabbage, they go quickly. In St. Petersburg, by the way, it’s interesting, after your move do you go far from the church or do you end up nearby?
In Bijelyi Poi, after the litiya we also usually stay at the church, the sisters bring out kvass and bureka, people are in no hurry to leave. In St. Petersburg, they say, sometimes they go further, but with us everything is close. Who bakes pies in Voronezh, their own or from neighboring parishes helping?
In Voronezh, women from our parish most often bake; sometimes sisters from a neighboring church help if there are a lot of people. Bureks sound delicious, but do you use your own kvass or store-bought ones? In our country, lithium is also usually delayed, especially in the summer, until it gets dark.
