Nowadays, in the time of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war, it is more than ever crucial to preserve the things that define our identity. This applies to both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. The enemy is burning down Ukrainian cities and villages, destroying museums, stealing and ruining cultural monuments. In other words, it is trying to […]
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We are presenting the exhibition “Synagogues of Bohuslav. Forgotten History”, displayed in the oldest building in the city of Bohuslav, a stone house (‘kamianytsia’) built in 1726. It is also a Jewish ḥeder (cheder), or primary school. The building is located in a busy area of the oldest part in the city. It has a
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The old churches of the Nadrossia region (the area over the river Ros’) are astonishing in their beauty and harmony. Although not all of them have survived to this day, photographs and drawings give an idea of what the world of Orthodox Christians looked like in the last and the century before that. Our
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One of the exhibitions of the project “Religious Communities of Old Bohuslav” – “Engravings by Napoleon Orda: Roman Catholic Churches” – immerses the audience in the Roman Catholic world of the Bohuslavshchyna, where Poles lived since the 11th century. The exhibition is housed in the Bohuslav Roman Catholic Church of St. Wladyslaw, built in
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We continue our story about Hryhoriy Dzhul, a musician, conductor, cultural activist, educator, and founder of the Koliada folk amateur group, whose contribution to the cultural development of Bohuslavshchyna was invaluable. The first part of the article is about the musician’s childhood and youth, and the second part is about his childhood memories of the
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In the previous article, we introduced Hryhoriy Dzhul, a musician, conductor, cultural activist, and educator. It was he who founded and worked for decades with the Koliada folk group. A Nativity Scene Experience in His Childhood. Awakening of the Musician’s Soul We started telling you about his professional and creative career path from his very
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For more than 50 years, Ukrainian Christmas traditions have been implemented and developed in Bohuslav due to the Koliada group. During our expeditions to the villages of the community and the preparation and implementation of other stages of our project ‘Portal through the Centuries: Bohuslav Carols’, we heard a lot about their work, as well
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