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This holiday is very popular with us here for it always comes before Christmas and we still have strength to celebrate...
Theater Square is adorned with a theme park and a huge (about 20 m high) New Year Tree.
Every day there is a program there.
The enrance steps to the Russian Theater become a stage then. Leave a Comment
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If you are a guest at a Ukrainian home, feel free to discuss all possible themes including our ridiculous wages, UKrainian and Russian politics and diverse hobbies. The hosts will explain to you how we live without taking offence.
Mind you don’t shake hands over the threshold of a door or hand in a present over it: it’s considered to be bad luck. Leave a Comment
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Folk dancing has always been very popular here. There are several folk dance groups that are called dance ensembles. They often take part at different holidays and people like to watch them.
There are such amateur dance groups at conference centers (called Palaces of Culture).
They attract lots of students, especially girls who seem eager to show their dancing art at the city holidays such as City Day in September.
Greek dances has always been among the popular folk dances that are performed in Young Guards Park downown.
The picture shows City Day celebrations (the second weekend of September) in Young Guards Square/Komsomol Park. Leave a Comment
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City Day is one of the most popular city holidays.
We have observed it on the second weekend of September since 1980.
In 2008 this holiday was observed on the third weekend of September.
Picture #1: You can see the stage mounted at the entrance to the Russian Drama Theater in Kotsiubinsky Street.
Theater Square becomes the center of festivities on City Day.
You can see different shows and concerts on that stage.
The holiday concert is over at about 9 p.m. and is followed by huge fireworks display that attracts thousands of people every year.
The whole gala concert takes place at the improvised stage at the entrance to the Russian Drama Theater.
The concert is given by local groups as well as variety singers from Kiev. Leave a Comment
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Holiday Program in the City Districts
Artyom District
December 26, 10 a.m. – Dedication of the District's New Year's Day Tree
: square in front of the District Soviet;
December 27 – 31 – Children’s sports competitions “Merry Starts”
(District Soviet Square);
December 29, 10 a.m. – New Year's Day party
Ukrainian Drama Theater, Oboronnaya Street;
December 31 – District Council Square, 6 p.m. – New Year's Day party and performance;
9 p.m. – 3 a.m. – New Year's Dance
October District
December 27, 10 a.m. – Fairy Tale Festival “Samurai-2008”
“Bogatyr” Club;
December 29, 4 p.m. – Dedication of the District New Year's Day Tree
Hoduvantsev Squar;
Stone Ford District
December 23-26, 10 a.m., 12.00 – New Year's Day Fairy Tale,
assembly hall of the District Council;
December 27, 4 p.m. – “My Dear Winter” folklore holiday
Lenin Square
Lenin District
December 25 – 27, 10 a.m., 1 p.m. – Children’s New Year's Day Party, Ukrainian Drama Theater, Oboronnaya Street;
December 26, 3 p.m. – holiday program of “Harmony” Family Club, Luhansk regional Gorki Library, Sovietskaya Street;
December 29, 3 p.m. , Shchors Park – young people’s entertainment program. Leave a Comment
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Note: the year doesn't matter for such events take place every year. This is just an example how we celebrate in the city:
Holiday program
for the residents of Luhansk
and guests of the city
December 25 – January 13: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m.
Lenin Palace of Culture – New Year's Day Fairy Tale Party
December 26 – 27, 10 a.m. – City Cup in light athletics
“Dinamo” athletics hall, “Vanguard” stadium, Oboronnaya Street
December 27, Theater Square
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Gala party “Dedication of the City's New Year's Day Tree”
4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Children’s Holiday “Hurrah, Holidays!”
5.30 p.m. – 8 p.m. – “On the Eve of the New Year” holiday program;
8 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Entertainment program for the young people
December 28
10 a.m. – chess tournament
of the city executives and deputies,
Regional Chess and Draughts Club;
December 31, Theater Square
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. – City children’s holiday “Hallo, New Year!”
4 p.m. – 5 p.m. – sports holiday;
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. – “Happy New Year, fellow countrymen!”
holiday program;
9 p.m. - 9.15 p.m. – Fireworks display;
9.15 p.m. – 3 a.m. – young people’s holiday program Leave a Comment
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January 14 is another reason for celebrations: it is the Old New Year's Day, that is, the New Year according to the previous Gregorian calendar that existed in Russia before 1918. At present people see the Old New Year in as well.
We do it on the eve of the Old New Year's Day, i.e. in the evening of January 13.
Since our celebrations mostly imply drinking ceremonies, visitors to Ukraine have to take into account the Ukrainian drinking habits at the holiday table when visiting a Ukrainian home.
Don't be surprised at seeing glasses of liquors drunk bottoms up. It is just a habit, which you can practise, too.
Don't forget to breathe out the air before you drink.:-)
We don't say "smooth" in that case, but we could say "Kharasho pashlah!", which means, literally, "She went well!" (vodka is feminine in Russian). Leave a Comment
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I must say the rules of behavior in our churches are rather strict.
In Orthodox churches women have to wear kerchiefs or scarves over their heads and men have to take off their hats.
People usually stand in these churches. There are no seats like in Catholic or Protestant cathedrals. There are only several benches at the walls for the elderly people who cannot stand during the service.
During the service you can also kneel on both knees for a change and for a short time.
There is no exact time when to do it. It is all your choice.
It is customary to offer donations to the church. The inscriptions at donation boxes read, "for cathedral repair" or "for the common candle".
Besides, it would be good for visitors of our churches to have some change and offer some donations to the beggars standing at the entrance to the cathedral gates. They are mainly old "babushkas" or bums who stand at the cathedral entrance gate and ask for some money in the name of Christ. Sometimes from three to ten beggars may stand there at the entrance gate and then a couple of others may stand at the cathedral door asking for donations in Christ's name... They cross themselves and always say, "God bless you" as you offer them your small donation.
You can only take pictures of the beautiful interior of a church or a cathedral if you have the dean's blessing for that. You have to ask the cathedral dean for his blessing to take pictures like I did. Just find out what his name is and, coming up to him, say,
"Please, Father so-and-so, bless me, to take a picture of the interior"
or something like that. The dean might also ask you why you need this or that picture.
Be resourceful enough and think of something solid as your reason of taking pictures, even if you only want to take pictures of the exterior.
Otherwise your taking pictures without permission might look and be considered by the parish and the priests as rather rude and intruding...
After you receive the necessary blessing, you can also offer a donation and insert it into the cathedral donation box inside.
Good luck to you! Leave a Comment
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May 31 is the holiday of all school students and teachers:
it is the last day of studies that is called The Last Bell Day. It is observed with many concerts at secondary schools. School-leavers put on their traditional school uniform, wear holiday ribbons with little bells and take a stroll in city parks or downtown.September 1 is our Day of Knowledge, the start of the school year at all schools.
These days are not days off nor they are ordinary school days.
They are days of outings and excursions for school students and special lessons for them which may be held at museums and in the open. These special lessons are called "First Lessons".
You would be a very special guest of these hoilidays if your stay in the city coincides with one of the holidays.Youth Day is celebrated on the last Sunday in June. It is marked by young people's sports competitions, shows and concerts. Graduation parties at high schools are usually held on that day or on its eve.February 15 is Afghan War Memorial Day.
On that day the participants of that war gather near Afghan Memorial (behind Luhansk Hotel), make speeches, sing soldiers' songs, lay flowers to the memorial paying tribute to the victims of that war. Leave a Comment
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We also have fireworks display on the last Sunday in August - Coalminer's Day, a big holiday for the inhabitants of the coal-mining Donets Basin.
Although there is only one coal mine on the outskirts of Luhansk, this holiday is very popular in the entire Luhansk region and in Luhansk.
The fireworks display usually concludes a big holiday program: sports competitions, shows, concerts in the main square.
It attracts a lot of people to Theater Square from where it can be clearly seen.
It can also be seen from many districts of the city and from uptown where we live. We usually see it from our balcony on the ninth floor at 9 p.m. Leave a Comment
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on September 15, 2008
