Thousands of believers participated in religious processions throughout Russia. A religious procession was held in Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Tver, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, Vladivostok and other cities in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. The church holiday falls on National Unity Day, dedicated to the liberation of Moscow from the Polish-Lithuanian invaders in 1612. According to the legend, the list of the miraculous icon accompanied the militia of Minin and Pozharsky in the fight for the capital.

Thousands of believers participated in religious processions throughout Russia. A religious procession was held in Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Tver, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, Vladivostok and other cities in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. The church holiday falls on National Unity Day, dedicated to the liberation of Moscow from the Polish-Lithuanian invaders in 1612. According to the legend, the list of the miraculous icon accompanied the militia of Minin and Pozharsky in the fight for the capital.