At Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, the New Year and Christmas period began with the opening of the Christmas crib. The event took place on Friday, December 18.
In front of the main building of the University the pine trees are festively decorated with New Year's toys, illumination and the main symbol of the holiday - a Christmas crib, which depicts the stable of Bethlehem on Christmas Eve. The crib, covered with hay inside, is filled with the canonical elements - figures of Jesus Christ, God’s Mother - the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph.
The opening of the Christmas installation was attended by the rector of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University Anatolii Tsos, teachers, students, employees of the University and residents of Lutsk.
"The year 2020 was interesting and very controversial. We have faced quarantine restrictions, distance learning and many other things that provoke not quite positive emotions. But at the same time there were a lot of positive things. We have returned the name "Volyn", we are well represented in the rankings, stimulated educational and scientific activities of teachers, made many repairs and many other good deeds. The year passes and we want to take all the good things into the next year, and leave that ballast of negativity in the previous one. Dear colleagues, students, despite all the problems, be happy, appreciate every minute of life and enjoy it. The opening of a Christmas crib is a good tradition of our University, which should be continued. So let the carol be heard and our Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University develop,” said Anatolii Tsos in his welcoming speech.
The students of the Faculty of Culture and Arts congratulated the audience on the upcoming holidays with carols and New Year's songs.
At the end of the event, all those present were photographed near the Christmas crib.
Andrii PETRUSHKO,
Public Relations Department