voestenno

Updated: May 25, 2025

Relatives and friends kiss each other and shake hands, and the salutation, "Christos vozkress," with the refrain, "Voestenno vozkress," is heard on every side. Immediately after midnight a salute of one hundred and one guns is given from the fortress to greet the sacred morn.

- Russia: As Seen and Described by Famous Writers