The theme of this year's St. Nicholas Candles Festival is aimed at patriotic education of students through art; strengthening love for the Motherland, native language, national culture and family values.
The festival “Military Amulets from St. Nicholas”, dedicated to the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Day of the Land Forces of Ukraine, was attended by students of the Vinnytsia State Center for Aesthetic Education of Vocational School Students and 948 students from 19 vocational schools in the region.
Active participants of the Festival were students from the following institutions:
Vocational school “Zhmerynka Higher Vocational School”;
State Institution “Center for Vocational Education No. 1 in Vinnytsia”. Vinnytsia”;
Vinnytsia Interregional Higher Vocational School;
Higher Vocational School No. 11 in Vinnytsia;
Higher Vocational School No. 7 of Vinnytsia. Vinnytsia”;
Kryzhopil Vocational Construction Lyceum;
Vinnytsia Vocational School of Technology and Design;
Koziatyn Vocational School for Railway Transport;
SEI “Professional Lyceum of Services of Khmilnyk”. Khmilnyk”;
Nemyriv Vocational Lyceum;
Hnivanskyi Vocational Lyceum;
Zabolotne Higher Vocational School named after D.K. Zabolotnyi;
Hushchynets Higher Vocational School;
Higher Vocational School No. 42 in the city of Pohrebyshche;
Zoziv Professional Agricultural Lyceum;
Mykhailovetskyi Professional Agricultural Lyceum;
Mazuriv Agricultural Vocational School;
Higher Vocational School No. 42 in Tulchyn. Tulchyn;
Vinnytsia Center for Vocational Education of the Processing Industry.
On the occasion of the holiday, the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and St. Nicholas Day, the Festival participants prepared collective gifts - sets of trench candles and greeting cards with wishes that will be delivered to the military personnel - defenders of Ukraine by December 6.
All the participants of the event “Military Amulets from St. Nicholas - 2024” united their efforts and felt joy and creative inspiration from the opportunity to provide moral support to the military and help bring the Victory that every Ukrainian family is waiting for closer.
