The participants also jointly prayed for peace in Ukraine.
More than six thousand people gathered in the center of Ternopil in the crowded procession. Traffic in the city centre was blocked for a few hours.
People take turns carrying a large wooden cross weighing 80 kilograms. Thus, the Greek Catholics symbolically took the suffering of Jesus Christ on the way to Calvary. The procession is a traditional event for the Greek-Catholics during lent. The participants also jointly prayed for peace in Ukraine.
According to the priest Vitaly Kozak, a lot of people join the procession of the cross because they want a deeper experience the season of lent.
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