On Friday, 3 November 2023, Bohuslavshchyna welcomed more than 50 guests – heads of culture departments from different cities of Kyiv region, led by Olena Zavalska, Director of the Kyiv Regional Centre for Folk Art, Cultural and Educational Work. The event was organised by Tetiana Kutsenko, Head of the Department of Culture, Youth and Sports of […]
On 19 October 2023, we paid a visit to the Smartika private primary school in Kyiv city. This school has a great tradition of ending the school quarter with a charity fair. This time, representatives of the “Around Us.UA” NGO also took part in the fair. Traditional Ukrainian costumes of the Kyiv region (Kyivshchyna), recreated from
On 8 September 2023, a series of exhibitions “Religious Communities of Old Bohuslav” opened in the city of Bohuslav. The centuries-long life of national communities in the Bohuslavshchyna – Poles, Jews, and Ukrainians – is best evidenced by their religious activities. That is precisely the reason why the “Around Us. UA” NGO presented a
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“Not far from Bohuslav, near the river Ros, in a long, twisted valley, there is the village of Semyhory. Nestled under one mountain, near a green meadow, in a deep hollow, was a huge cottage of Omelko Kaidash.” And right in that house, all sorts of dramas and passions were happening! This is one of
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In the traditional Ukrainian calendar, Intercession is a time of matchmaking and weddings. This charming and, to a certain extent, magical event, reconstructed from ethnographic sources, took place at the picturesque Kalynovyi Kushch estate in the village of Dmytrenky at the Feast of the Intercession. We are grateful to the hostess, Nina Nesterova, for her
On 9 September 2023, Bohuslav hosted the annual historical and cultural charity event “Portal through the Centuries: Old-World Bohuslav”. The event aimed to present to the general public the traditional Ukrainian culture of a century ago and reveal the life and coexistence of the community’s three largest ethnic groups: Jews, Ukrainians, and Poles. The festival
The “Preserved Heritage” photo project is another fascinating idea that the “Around Us. UA” NGO is launching on the Day of Vyshyvanka (Traditional Embroidered Shirt Day). The photo project’s idea is aimed at drawing attention to the fact that it is extremely important to preserve and pass on the family heritage to the next
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May 18, 2023, was an important day for our NGO not only because we celebrated the Day of Vyshyvanka but also because we managed to hold a unique workshop on making a traditional wax wreath. As we found out during our local history and ethnographic expeditions, there are very few people left in the
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Such has never happened in Bohuslav before – and this is confidently confirmed by all the Bohuslav residents who attended the event “Portal through the Centuries: Ukrainian Army”. And guests from other cities and regions say that such a scale is typical for big cities and huge festivals! So the mission set by the organizers
From December 25 to January 20, the Museum of the History of Bohuslav Region hosted a charity exhibition “Christmas Miracle”. During the exhibition, we raised UAH 1,325. The funds were transferred to the Bohuslav Volunteer Headquarters to help the Ukrainian Army. Culture is our weapon! We sincerely thank every person who visited the exhibition
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