Ceremony of closing cemetery's doors after commemorating the ancestors in Gorelovka Doukhobors ("Spiritual Warriors") in Georgia are a small, slowly disappearing religious minority concentrated around worship place in a small village, Gorelovka. They embody the traditions and culture of their religious group, which dates back to the 19th century in Russia. They come from the Orthodox Church, but they reject its priesthood. They are pacifists, reject the sign of the cross, do not go to church and believe in gender equality. Georgian Doukhobors are orthodox, still wearing colorful traditional ou
Ceremony of closing cemetery's doors after commemorating the ancestors in Gorelovka Doukhobors ("Spiritual Warriors") in Georgia are a small, slowly disappearing religious minority concentrated around worship place in a small village, Gorelovka. They embody the traditions and culture of their religious group, which dates back to the 19th century in Russia. They come from the Orthodox Church, but they reject its priesthood. They are pacifists, reject the sign of the cross, do not go to church and believe in gender equality. Georgian Doukhobors are orthodox, still wearing colorful traditional outfits.
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