In Kuban, May 1st celebrations were canceled due to Holy Week.

On April 19, 2013, it became known that the administration Pavlovsky district of the Krasnodar Territory canceled the celebration of May 1, because The holiday falls on the Holy Week of Lent. Canceled not only folk festivities and demonstrations, but also a fair.

Concert in Central Park and Children's Art School still carry out.

The press secretary of the head of the district Dmitry Bakulin explained the decision of the administration that it is “not customary to have fun” on Strastnaya .

Archimandrite, Head of the Press Service of the Kuban Metropolis Trifon (Plotnikov) said that the Metropolia supported the decision of the administration. "Not it should be so that some rejoice while others mourn , said the priest.

According to him, the date was changed in Krasnodar due to Strastnaya holding a parade of the Kuban Cossack army.

Sources

• In one of the districts of the Kuban, "May Day" was canceled due to Holy Week // Interfax-religion. 2013. April 19.