Andriyivskyy Descent invites to celebrate its Day
September 27-28,2014 Kyiv hosts the first city tourist
festival ‘Andriyivskyy Descent. Street holiday’. Guests are invited to plunge
into the historical, architectural, romantic, mystical, literary, musical and
gastronomic extravaganza lasting for two days at one of the famous and popular
streets of the capital of Ukraine.
The program of the event includes gastronomic
festivals, children’s programs, free tours, theatrical shows, musical program,
as well as charity events to raise funds to support Ukrainian soldiers
protecting the country in the East and buy school uniforms and stationery for
the children coming from ATO region.
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Kherson children set a record by singing the anthem of Ukraine
On occasion of celebrating the City Day Kherson pupils
set a record of Ukraine, ‘The largest number of children singing the anthem of
Ukraine in one location’. One of the city squares gathered 2432 children who
took part in the mass performance of the national anthem. The record was
registered by an official representative of the National Registry of Records of
Ukraine.
Chicago fest raised $ 25,000 for Ukrainian Army
Due to Ukertober Fest, organized by St.Joseph the
Betrothed Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Chicago, one could raise $25,000
to help Ukrainian militaries. The donations will be given to ‘Fund for
Protection of Heroes’ foundation supporting Ukrainian soldiers and their
families.
Volunteers from the Ukrainian diaspora in the United
States keep organizing charity online auctions and other actions to raise funds
for the Ukrainian army.
Ukrainian ‘Tribe’ got one more award in Milan
The film ‘Tribe’ by Miroslav Slaboshpytsky was
recognized as the best at the 19th Milan International Film Festival. The jury
gave the award to the director by saying the following words, ‘Award for a film
that defies borders’.
‘Tribe’ has won three awards at 67th Cannes Film
Festival ‘Critisism Week’; film distribution rights have been bought by more
than 25 countries.
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The first Ukraine preschoolers will learn Slovak
Uzhgorod became the first Ukrainians city to open a
group of kindergarten where children will learn and communicate in Slovak. ‘Your
land is well-known outside due to its tolerant attitude to numerous ethnic
groups and nationalities. Therefore, every minority must be provided with a right
to raise their children in their mother tongue.
Slovaks are pleased that they have the opportunity to
participate in this process. Though, of course, this does not mean that their
children will not learn Ukrainian’, Consul General of the Slovak Republic in
Uzhgorod Janka Burianova comments.
The need for such group is evidenced by the fact that
at the moment parents are applying for the group to study next year. So there
is a possibility that study groups in other languages of national minorities
will open in Zakarpattia Oblast.
