The Jews perform the pilgrimage Hasidic To Uman from all over the world to visit the tomb of Rabbi Nachman, founder of the Hasidic movement, on the occasion of "Rosh Hashanah" or Jewish New Year.
Uman is located in central Ukraine and is relatively far from the front line, but Ukrainian and Israeli authorities have urged worshipers not to revive Religious Celebrations It will take place between 25 and 27 September this year.
But despite the warnings, Hasidic Jews in their traditional black attire gathered in the city’s streets to celebrate.
Pilgrims often cite a religious text of Rabbi Nachman, who died in Uman The year 1810 promises visitors to his grave during the Jewish New Year that he is "He will save them from Hell".
Aaron, 48, a doctor from Yad Binyamin, Israel, added "There were sirens, but since we come from Israel we are used to it and we know what we are doing. We feel safe".
Police cordoned off the area around the shrine, checked identity cards, and allowed only residents and Hasidim to pass.
Uman police spokeswoman Zoya Vuvic told AFP that not only alcohol and fireworks were banned during the festivities, but also plastic guns for toys. Curfew imposed Between 11:00 pm (20:00 GMT) and 5:00 am.
Despite the restrictions, the shrine was packed with pilgrims, men and boys, on Sundays.
The police did not disclose the exact number of pilgrims until the end of the celebrations, citing fears of attacks from Russia.
Vovk added to AFP "We understand that there is a large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and that the enemy is watching information".
She said Jewish community organization Unified in Ukraine More than 23 thousand pilgrims have arrived in Uman.
The city of Uman in central Ukraine has been repeatedly attacked since the start of the war on February 24.
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The Jews perform the pilgrimage Hasidic To Uman from all over the world to visit the tomb of Rabbi Nachman, founder of the Hasidic movement, on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah or Jewish New Year.
Uman is located in central Ukraine and is relatively far from the front line, but Ukrainian and Israeli authorities have urged worshipers not to revive Religious Celebrations It will take place between 25 and 27 September this year.
But despite the warnings, Hasidic Jews in their traditional black attire gathered in the city’s streets to celebrate.
Pilgrims often cite a religious text of Rabbi Nachman, who died in Uman The year 1810 promises visitors to his grave during the Jewish New Year that he will “save them from Hell”.
“There were sirens, but since we come from Israel, we are used to it and we know what we are doing. We feel safe,” said Aaron, 48, a doctor from Yad Binyamin, Israel.
Police cordoned off the area around the shrine, checked identity cards, and allowed only residents and Hasidim to pass.
Uman police spokeswoman Zoya Vuvic told AFP that not only alcohol and fireworks were banned during the festivities, but also plastic guns for toys. Curfew imposed Between 11 pm (20:00 GMT) and 5 am.
Despite the restrictions, the shrine was packed with pilgrims, men and boys, on Sundays.
The police did not disclose the exact number of pilgrims until the end of the celebrations, citing fears of attacks from Russia.
“We understand that there is a large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and that the enemy is watching the information,” Vovk told AFP.
She said Jewish community organization Unified in Ukraine More than 23 thousand pilgrims have arrived in Uman.
The city of Uman in central Ukraine has been repeatedly attacked since the start of the war on February 24.