By Tania Palchun | Project Manager
Hi everyone!
I want to present you report about how we have celebrated winter holidays. But before we start I do want to congratulate you all with Christmas and New Year. I wish you all the best. You are full of energy, inspired by your dreams. I wish you never let go that feelings. Also, I wish you health and peaceful sky. So, let start…
In Ukraine winter celebrations starts December 19th when we celebrate St. Nicholas Day. In Ukraine, St Nicholas (Mykolaj) visits good children during the night (18–19th December) and puts presents under the pillow. For the naughty children Mykolaj brings a rod (Rizka) so parents can use it to discipline them. Usually Mykolaj is accompanied by an Angel (Janhol) and a Devil (Chort). As almost all kids have behaved well during a year, St. Nicholas has brought a present for them. As all our children have behaved themselves good we have organized a workshop in unusual sweetrolls cooking.
Our recipe of Sweet Unusual Rolls:
Ingredients: 1 thin pancake; curd; sour cream; fruits to your taste
Mix curd with sour creamuntil you get the consistence of spread. Take one thin pancake. Spread the mix of curd and sour cream over the one side of it. Then, put fruit slices and try to roll your pancake toughly. Cut it into pieces and your Sweet Rolls are ready.
After cooking, children spent a great time with animator. The next present for them was –
Excursion to 1+1 media group, Kyiv (capital of Ukraine)
We had an awesome opportunity to visit one the main Ukrainian TV channels and spend a whole day in one of the most beautiful cities of our country, Kyiv. 1+1 Media Group is one of the largest media holding companies in Ukraine. The structure of 1+1 Media includes 7 TV channels – “1+1”, “2+2”, “TET”, “PLUSPLUS”, “1+1 International”, "UNIAN TV" and "Bigudi". Each channel of the Media Group holds a certain niche and is oriented towards its own viewers audience. We were invited to visit the head office of Ukrainian media group. Children had an informative excursion to the one of the main Ukrainian TV channel 1+1 (the main TV channel of 1+1 Media Group) on a real time basis. Children visited the working places of their favorite journalists. They were shown the offices of TSN and Snidanok z 1+1 programs. They saw where the news have been written and from where the live broadcasting could be held. TSN is considered to be the main Ukrainian news program. Snidanok z 1+1 is the main Ukrainian morning show. It lasts 3 hours and is the longest Ukrainian morning TV program. Kids visited TSN studio, had an opportunity to try themselves as TV host and news presenter. Children even saw the preparation process to the next morning release of Snidanok z 1+1 (Saturday episode) program. We were told about all the main stages of news making. The host of the show Oleksandr was at the studio. He trained to pack presents before the program release as it was the main topic of the episode. So, that is how we have visited one the main Ukrainian TV channels. But, it isn’t the end…As we had the excursion before noon, we decided to spend a few hours just wandering the streets of our capital, Kyiv. We had visited Maidan Nezalezhnosti(Independence Square). It is the central square of Kiev. Also, you can see Independence Monument behind. It is a victory column located on Maidan Nezalezhnosti and is commemorated to the Independence of Ukraine. Of course, we were near the main Christmas tree of our country. This year it was located on SophievskaPloschcha(Sophievska Square ). All around the Square one can see a lot of amusements andheartful Christmas Fair.
Together with the Medical Institute of Sumy State University we have congratulated children from Hrebenivskyi orphanage with New Year and Christmas holidays. There was a small concert which included sinning, dancing, poetry reading and themed games. Kids were extremely happy. We have organized the New Year celebration with a fancy-ball, chemical show, cake buffetand Father Frost. Little gipsy,angels, mice, rabbits, goats etc. came with their parents.
At the end, we had an opportunity to take part in all-Ukrainian postcrossing "Prianykova poshta" (Eng. Gingerbread Post). hildren from the eastern Ukraine write letters to strangers from the western Ukraine. At the end, they received answer with a small surprise.
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