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On May 1, in Ustyluh on the Ukrainian-Polish border, several dozen young Ukrainians and Poles held the action "New Europe – youth against walls," during which they "destroyed" a wall that, according to the organizers' idea, symbolized the actual barrier between Ukraine and the European Union.
Only on major Orthodox holidays, the icon of the Mother of God of Chełm is exhibited in the halls of the Museum of the Volyn Icon (a department of the Volyn Museum of Local Lore) (by the way, the Museum of the Volyn Icon is the only museum of this type in Ukraine).
It was under this very slogan that the regional Cossack valor competition "Dzhura" took place the other day near the village of Dachne in Kivertsi district. Students of secondary specialized and higher educational institutions of the region and the city of Lutsk took part in the competition.
April 26 will forever remain a mournful date for Ukrainians. 18 years ago it split our history in half, passed as a black streak through the fate of millions of our fellow citizens. Chornobyl became a symbol of our common misfortune, countless losses, terrible human pain.
On April 23, an award ceremony for the tenth regional pysanka-makers competition "Volyn Pysanka of the III Millennium" was held in the premises of the Volyn Museum of Local Lore, which took place during March-April 2004. \nThe competition was attended by 50 pysanka-making masters, and 223 pysanky were presented.
On April 22, a presentation of the first issue of the "Zamość-Volyn Museum Notebooks" took place at the Volyn Museum of Local Lore, which was dedicated to the celebration of the Year of Poland in Ukraine.
The first European Information Center in Ukraine has been opened in Lutsk, at 13b Molodi Avenue. Its task is to disseminate information among the territorial community of Lutsk and the region about the principles of functioning of the European Union, the economy, politics, and cultural traditions of EU member states.
The fair of public organizations and local self-government of the Euroregion DBugF opened today in Lutsk. The event is being held within the framework of the program "Youth Understanding of the Euroregion DBugF – Building Europe Together!"F.
On April 19, 2004, the youth public organization "Association of Young Reformers" (AMoRe) celebrated its 5th anniversary. \nThus, on Monday, six children-peers of the organization received gifts from the organization.