On November 20, Kyiv Square in Lutsk was resplendent in orange colors: several thousand Volyn residents gathered here to begin celebrating the anniversary of the Orange Revolution. Speaking before those present, member of the Council of the party "People's Union Our Ukraine," head of the Volyn Regional State Administration V. Bondar emphasized: "Gathered here are those who could not be elsewhere right now. We were on the squares of Ukraine a year ago to become a people, to feel ourselves a united nation. Over this year all of us have become different, because a revolution of consciousness has truly taken place." Volodymyr Bondar and Volyn leaders of the "People's Union Our Ukraine" laid flowers at the monument to the fighters for the freedom and independence of Ukraine. The rally on Kyiv Square continued with a festive prayer service for the salvation of the Ukrainian land. The words of the prayer were spoken by everyone who was on Kyiv Square. People once again experienced the same feelings of unity and solidarity as during the Orange Revolution.
From Kyiv Square, the participants of the rally set off on a march to Theater Square in order to hold a People's Assembly there with the participation of Volyn leaders of the Orange Revolution. On the festive "orange" stage, representatives of various political forces of the region spoke, calling for unity on the eve of the parliamentary elections as a guarantee of success for the development of democracy and the prevention of revenge by the current opposition. During the assembly, frank statements were heard about the achievements and failures of the "orange" government, and the need for radical changes in city government bodies.
Activists of the Lutsk city organization and the "youth wing" of the "People's Union Our Ukraine," together with orange symbols and copies of the newspaper "Tak!", distributed an appeal to Lutsk residents and conducted a survey to study the main social problems of the city. An exhibition of children's drawings on "revolutionary" themes was set up in the center of Lutsk. Young Volyn residents who came with their parents to celebrate the anniversary of the Orange Revolution on Theater Square received oranges as gifts.
The festive concert on Theater Square took place together with a screening of documentary footage from the life of the Maidan in Kyiv a year ago. Also, on the TV channel "Polissia TV," a live broadcast was held with member of the Council of the party "People's Union Our Ukraine," head of the Volyn Regional State Administration Volodymyr Bondar, featuring an interactive survey of Volyn residents regarding their attitude toward the Orange Revolution.
In Lutsk, the celebration of the anniversary of the Orange Revolution ended with festive fireworks on Theater Square, as well as the playing of the anthem of Ukraine after the screening of the film "Orange Volyn," which aroused a surge of patriotic feelings among Lutsk residents and guests of the regional center. In Lutsk, more than a thousand representatives from the districts of Volyn region were present at the "orange" events.