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14/01/2017

Dmitry Firtash’s small motherland — Synkiv village, Ternopil region

  • Dmitry Firtash’s small motherland — Synkiv village, Ternopil region
  • Synkiv performers preparing for the Malanka festival
  • Teams from Ternopil and Chernivtsi region came to Synkiv to take part in the "On a visit to Malanka" festival
  • Traditionally Ukrainian festival was accompanied by the festive dancing and merry carols
  • Participants of the ethnic festival dressed in the mythical characters, fairytale characters, and in the traditional holiday characters, such as the Gipsy
  • By supporting the festival, Dmitry and Lada Firtash, founders of the FIRTASH Foundation, hope to preserve the Ukrainian traditions and pass them on to future generations
  • For centuries, Malanka festival has been retaining the character of a broad popular festivities
  • 25 teams came to Synkiv to participate in the New Year traditional rite with the dressing as animals and folk characters
  • Synkiv team welcomed guests sitting on the pirate ship
  • Synkiv pirates welcomed and treated guests of the village with soup, tea and rum
  • Traditionally for the festival, Malanka parade with songs and dances passed through the Synkiv village
  • Boys and girls in masks and costumes welcomed Synkiv inhabitants with cheerful songs, dances and humorous scenes
  • Creative Malanka teams amazed audience not only by acting, but also by their talents
  • Malanka performers from a neighboring village came to Synkiv with their sultan
  • The festival "On a visit to Malanka" is a tribute to the old Ukrainian traditions
  • Synkiv gathered about three thousand people from all over Ukraine to mark the national holiday of Ukrainian Malanka
  • Traditionally Ukrainian festival was accompanied by the festive dancing and merry carols
  • Malanka parade with songs and dances passed through the Synkiv village — from the council building to the culture house where the scene was set
  • In folklore and ethnographic festival "On a visit to Malanka" 25 creative teams of Ternopil and Chernivtsi regions competed for the Malanka of the year title
  • Even the youngest participants of the festival felt that they belong to the unique culture claiming mantle of their ancestors
  • From one year to the next participants of the festival compete in originality and colorful images
  • The organizers believe that Malanka parade held in Synkiv will become a tradition, and they are waiting for even more guests the next year
  • The festival was held with the support of the FIRTASH Foundation charity fund
  • Malanka is one of the visiting cards of Bukovyna
  • Traditional Folk Carnival is a holiday for all generations of Ukrainians
  • Spectators enjoyed the flavor of the Malanka festival
  • Synkiv gathered about three thousand people from all over Ukraine to mark the national holiday of Ukrainian Malanka
  • Playing their performances, festival participants competed for the title of the best creative team
  • Participants of the festival, even the youngest, are sure that each nation should keep the ancient folk culture
  • Participants of the national Ukrainian festival had been showing their performances to the Synkiv people until the evening
  • Synkiv bright illumination impressed everybody
  • The holiday traditionally ended with burning of the Didukh
  • Festival participants ended the holiday with Kolyada and dances around the burning Didukh