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Main - - Culture - Assumption   The feast of the Assumption is celebrated by the church on the fortieth day after Easter and in the national calendar of Belarusians it is called "Ushestse" and it was attributed to the rapid growth of crops. In East Polesie a ceremony of "driving / funeral of the arrow" was held, which symbolized sending spring off.     Site Search: check any of the words check every word © National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 2011