“Polissya Summer with Folklore” Festival: 1997

Volyn Television, 1997. A report from the fourth International Festival “Polissya Summer with Folklore.”

In the video: festival participants and guests walk to the cathedral; Metropolitan Yakov greets the participants; a festive divine service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral; a performance by participants from Poland; a parade through the city streets; festival organizers laying flowers at the monuments to Lesya Ukrainka and Taras Shevchenko; spectators sharing their impressions; the festival’s closing ceremony near the main entrance to the Lesya Ukrainka Park of Culture and Recreation; fireworks; and the song “My Volyn” performed by all participants.

Interview: Yuriy Voynarovsky, festival organizer.