Zorinsk Local Customs

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The town's church is called St.George's Cathedral.
It is located in this old building. You can see the church bells at the entrance.
Father Alexey is the cathedral dean.
I had the pleasure of meeting him during my short stay there.
A new cathedral has been built on donations: St.Nickolas Cathedral
The liturgies are held in the temporary church - St.George's Church located in the building of the former music school. The church dean is Father Alexey.

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Town Day is observed on the third weekend of September.October Street - the central one in Zorinsk - has the Soviet title of Model Maintenance Street The memorial plaque bearing that inscription is attached to house #2.

Like in many towns and cities of Ukraine, International Women’s Day is widely observed in the town.
It is celebrated at the coalmine’s club in Theater Street.
You can attend a gala concert , a show and go to a dance in the evening.
Have fun!

This is how we call Thursday before Easter.
On this day students and employees traditionally work in the town parks and streets cleaning them, whitewashing the tree trunks (to prevent caterpillars from climbing the trees and to decorate the trees), taking away the litter.
This is also a day of peace and quietness where you have to think about your soul once again.

The town’s medical compound consists of two departments, the ambulance and three drugstores.
The town hospital is known for its good chef and dishes, especially baked products. Practicing students who came to Zorinsk were treated to great lunches at the hospital canteen and enjoyed them immensely!
Ask permission of the chief physician or coordinate it with the town council and go to that canteen to taste the best local cuisine.

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Beside young people’s highway café, there is another opportunity they use to make new friends and to relax.
They go to the opposite side of the highway to the village of Bayrachki that is subordinated to the town council.
There is a good club with a disco in this village.
It is always good to meet new people and to have a good time together. They go to the café in that village and then to the dance.

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This professional holiday is observed on the last Sunday in August in all coalminers’ towns and cities of the former Soviet Union.
On the eve of this holiday the town gets ready for the celebrations. The streets and squares are cleaned and decorated. Even the stadium acquires a festival look. On that day a soccer match is usually held at the town stadium. The local soccer team Coalminer receives another team from a neighboring town in Perevalsk District.
This marvelous long-awaited day comes. The holiday atmosphere reigns in the town. You can see unusually many people in the streets. All of them seem to be in a good mood. They all go to the central square where a gala meeting is held. Coalminers and their teams are conferred with diplomas for their excellent work. Veterans of labor receive money rewards.
The gala meeting is followed by a gala concert where the students of the music school perform. The musical turns are followed by dances performed by Avita show ballet that consists of female students of the local secondary school. The coalminers themselves take an active part in the concert and entertain the public with their owns turns.
Then traditional meals are cooked and served in the open at the stadium and barbeque is grilled. All this festival turns into a mass people’s holiday that is sure to last till night.

Russian Winter (Shrovetide) is observed in winter at the town stadium.
It is a big people’s celebration with field soup, pancakes and games.
This pole serves as the Gifts pole during the holiday. It is greased with wax and people have to climb it to get presents hanging on the cross above...