Adyg activists lit in Sochi 101 candles in memory of fallen warriors in Caucasian War

In the evening on May 20, in the Shapsug aul of Akhintam, located in the Greater Sochi, Circassian activists held an action of lighting candles and launching Chinese lanterns into the sea in memory of the Caucasian War, which lasted for 101 years. Commemorative events were also held by Adygs-Shapsugs also on the coast, in the villages of Golovinka and Mugukhabl, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

On this day, 101 candles are lit; they are arranged in the form of the Circassian flag, said Aslan Gvashev, a Merited Teacher of Kuban and the former deputy chairman of the organization "Adyge-Khase" of the Adygs-Shapsugs who live on the Black Sea shore.

On May 21, commemoration actions continued. They started with a ceremony at the monuments to those killed in the Caucasian War and the Great Patriotic War. Then, boxwood wreaths in memory of those killed during deportation were launched to sail in the Black Sea.

The last point on the list of events was a trip to the village of Mugukhabl, where in 2012 by the members of the Mugu clan a memorial was built. Mugukhabl is a symbol of rebirth of Circassians in the places from where they had been deported, said Gvashev.

Commemorative events were also held in all districts of Kabardino-Balkaria. The commemoration rally in Nalchik was attended by 3000 people.

Social networks held an action with demonstration of memory ribbons by the anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War. Commemorative events are also planned in Moscow.