Eklutna church and cemetery, Alaska
Until 1867, Alaska was part of the imperial Russian empire. Russian priests, arriving around 1840, converted the native Denaina Athabaskans to Orthodox Christianity. But the Athabaskans retained some of their old traditions in their new religion. Such as these colourful spirit houses for their ancestors to inhabit above their graves. The cemetery has been there since around 1650. From a slide.
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Eklutna church and cemetery, Alaska
Until 1867, Alaska was part of the imperial Russian empire. Russian priests, arriving around 1840, converted the native Denaina Athabaskans to Orthodox Christianity. But the Athabaskans retained some of their old traditions in their new religion. Such as these colourful spirit houses for their ancestors to inhabit above their graves. The cemetery has been there since around 1650. From a slide.
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