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. First place was won by Shurina Yuliia from Volodymyr-Volynskyi, Bilyk Oksana from Volodymyr-Volynskyi and Lutsk resident Konska Vira shared second place, Shumitska Tetiana from Novovolynsk and Chuiko Nataliia (village of Komarova, Manevytskyi district) — third place. \n14 competition participants were awarded commendations and incentive prizes. Active participation was noted from the Volodymyr-Volynskyi Pedagogical College named after Krymskyi, the Volodymyr-Volynskyi Children's Art School, Secondary School No. 11 of the city of Lutsk, and the Volyn State College of Culture and Arts. \nFor the popularization of pysanka-making, Liudmyla Manko was also awarded honorary prizes and a diploma named after Modest Levytskyi. \n