The situation of the Orthodox clergy in Transcarpathia in the XVI-XVII centuries deteriorated significantly. He was abused as Catholics as well as Protestants. In the confrontation between Catholics and Protestants, the Orthodox clergy decided to compromise with Rome. So on April 24, 1646 in Uzhgorod castle 63 Orthodox priests led by Vasily Tarasovich in the presence of the Eger Catholic Bishop György Yakushich accepted the Union, that is, they agreed to join their Church to the Catholic one and recognized the supremacy of the Pope. However, a number of exceptions were made, in particular, the rite of the Greek Church was preserved. The agreement was implemented very slowly. Only in 1651 did Rome approve the first Mukachevsky Greek Catholic Bishop Peter parthenius. Only in 1771 was samu canonized Mukachevskaya Greek Catholic diocese. City Uzhgorod be sure to visit in late April or early may, when you can admire the flowering of real flowers Japanese cherry trees. Then the regional center of Transcarpathia is turned into a solid pink garden of Paradise. Japanese cherry seedlings brought to the city over Let alone back in 1923 from Austria. Nowadays, cherry trees are distributed throughout Uzhgorod. Most of them can be observed in the area of Galagi. The fact is that in the 1920s and 1930s, the Czech authorities actively developed this part of the city. Today it is the center of Uzhgorod. In the Czechoslovakian period of Glagov was a very swampy area. That is why the local soil was not suitable for many trees. The Czechs decided to plant cherry trees in Galaga, which have successfully taken root in a soft and humid climate.
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Cherry blossoms do not last long-a maximum of 2-3 weeks. These days, Uzhgorod hosts the festival “Sakura-fest”, which events are held from the second half of April to the end of may holidays. Every year, tens of thousands of tourists come to “Sakura-fest”. Uzhgorod is turning into a real tourist Mecca. Tourists are sure to put their photos on social networks against the background of beautiful cherry trees. Cherry trees have become a real symbol of Uzhgorod.
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