Merelots: Remembrance of the Dead after the Exaltation · Merelots

Culture of origin: Armenian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Armenian

The day after each of the Armenian Church's five Tabernacle feasts is Merelots, a day of remembrance for the dead, with requiem prayers at the graves. This one falls on the Monday after Khachverats, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: "the Monday following the Feast is a Memorial Day".