Stepan Barna: to Promote lemkowska culture must constantly
region is actively preparing for one of the main events of the year – festival of Lemko culture, to be held August 6-7. Meeting of the organizing Committee was held personally by the Chairman of the Ternopil regional state administration Stepan Barna. Festival "Bells of Lemko" was held this year for the seventeenth time. Chairman of the Ternopil regional state administration stressed the importance of this event. On one hand, the festival is a significant event for the ethnic Lemko, allows not to lose their culture and traditions, and on the other is a resource to attract tourists for the region. "Activities to promote Lemko culture should be carried out regularly throughout the year. We can't do a two-day festival and say that he has fulfilled his mission. Lemke is an integral part of the Ukrainian nation, at the same time, it is important to ensure that it was not lost their identity", - said Stepan Barna. The organizers promise a rich and colorful concert program, participation in which will take more than a thousand artists. There will also be the dance floor, there will be a tasting of these dishes Lemko, will work the town is an authentic masters, more than fifty entrepreneurs will present the products of local producers, the planned exhibition of the best carvers. You will be accommodated in the tent city, which remains free, although most of festivals place charge. Also without any registration fee can present their works of masters of folk art – a record for participation continues in the regional Center of folk art. As noted in the Department of culture of the Ternopil regional state administration, usually in the festival "Bells of Lemko" attended by about two hundred artists, so tourists will have a wide choice to buy Souvenirs. Regional Monastyryska and the district administration are making efforts to improve the environmental infrastructure, to visit the "Bells of Lemko" was comfortable for the participants and guests. The experience of previous years, the festival attracts around 30 thousand people. This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
