In Lutsk, celebrations were held on the occasion of the International Day of the Native Language. On the eve of the holiday, the Volyn regional organization of NSHU held a competition of student essays on the theme "Our Ukraine is my Ukraine." And on the day of the holiday, the results of the competition were summarized at the Taras Shevchenko Regional Music and Drama Theater. The winners were awarded cash prizes, third place was shared by students of the Torchyn secondary school Oleksandr Serhiyuk and Lutsk gymnasium No. 4 Andriy Horoshko, second place was won by Olena Bortnyk from gymnasium No. 14, and the winner was recognized as a student of Kovel secondary school No. 10 Tetyana Mitsyk. Awards were also received by the mentors of the students who worthily defended the honor of their schools at academic olympiads, earning prize places. Among them are Honored Teachers of Ukraine Olha Rudnytska and Valentyna Sadivska. Everyone was congratulated on the holiday by candidate for people's deputy No. 73 from the political party "People's Union Our Ukraine" Volodymyr Karpuk. The celebrations ended with a viewing of the play "U.B.N."