Memorial
On the morning of the day after the funeral, the family visits the grave and brings the deceased “breakfast,” a drink of horilka and bread or samples of the foods served at the wake. The deceased is commemorated again on the 3rd, 9th, and 40th day after death. A big commemorative meal is held on the 40th day, when the soul is believed to have reached heaven. Another big commemoration takes place after one year. At this point the deceased is seen as one of the ancestors and is commemorated on ancestor holidays which are part of the calendar year.
We visited the cemetery in Iavorivka again in August 2013
