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On January 11, the Orthodox Church commemorates the 14,000 infant martyrs who perished by order of King Herod in Bethlehem and its surroundings.
A new publication has appeared on the Volyn newspaper and magazine market: the first issue of the all-Ukrainian magazine "Ukrainets" (Ukrainian) came off the presses in Kovel a few days ago.
At the initiative of priests of the Lutsk district (dean protopresbyter Bohdan Vozniak), on the bypass road of the city of Lutsk "Lviv-Rivne" near the entrance to the village of Rovantsi — a hazardous section of the road — a Cross was installed and consecrated in memory of those who died in car accidents.
Serhiy Danilin is from Volyn, and graduated from the Ukrainian Law Academy.
CHRIST IS BORN! Dear brothers and sisters! "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will among people" (James 2:14). With these God-inspired words, the holy angels sang and proclaimed to the world the good news of the birth of the Son of God in Bethlehem of Judea.

Since ancient times, the Ukrainian people celebrated the New Year and Christmas holidays with special solemnity. For almost two weeks, various ritual performances, games, and nativity scenes were held. Each had its own traditions.

As of 15:00, the activity of Volyn residents is the highest in Ukraine. According to the Lutsk territorial commissions, as of 17:00, 70% of Lutsk residents took part in voting.
Yesterday, December 24, in the city of Lutsk, the Volyn Regional Fund for Investment and Development held a "round table" on the topic "Prospects and Realities of Public Participation in Community Strategic Planning Processes.
On December 22, 2004, the action "Orange Lutsk" took place, organized by the Volyn branch of the Youth Coalition "Our Ukraine". Within an hour, young people painted the name of their hometown in orange at the entrance to Lutsk from the Kyiv side.
Lutsk city mayor has ordered the organization of transportation for disabled persons of groups II and III to polling stations. Transport services will be provided by 10 passenger taxis and 10 minibuses between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.