Tonight candles were lit in the windows of private houses, offices, enterprises, institutions, etc. to commemorate Holodomor victims within the framework of the all-Ukrainian Light a Candle action. Also, a cross shape was made of lit candles before Ivano-Frankivsk OSA building.
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On the same day, a requiem meeting was held in all Dnipropetrovsk oblast cities and districts, gathering together a considerable number of people. At 4:00 p.m., as part of the all-Ukrainian Light a Candle action, people lit candles in the shape of a cross at Holodomor victims memorials. Lit candles can also be seen in the windows of private houses and apartments.
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On the patriarchal blessing, requiems for the victims of famine took place that day at many churches in Russia and other countries, as well as the Moscow Patriarchate parishes abroad.
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As LIHABiznesInform was told at the press service of the Embassy of Ukraine to the Republic of Croatia, Ambassador of Ukraine Markiyan Lubkivsky addressed those present at the setvice, speaking about the reasons and consequences of Holodomor and calling on the members of the Ukrainian community to work actively to promote recognition by Croatia of this great tragedy of the Ukrainian people. After the liturgy, candles were lit near Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church in the memory of Holodomor victims. Requiems were also held in all places of compact residence of the Ukrainians, in part, Vukovar, Slavonski Brod, Rijeka, etc.
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She recalled that the truth of the Ukrainian people’s tragedy had long been suppressed. “I think our independence should have happened even if only to give us a chance to tell the truth about the Ukraine swelling from hunger, freezing in cold houses, with whole villages becoming cemeteries,” Tymoshenko said.
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"Let us speak a word of empathy and grief to every nation and above all to those with whom we passed through the communist hell. Our hearts are sincere, loving and not indifferent to you. Stand by our side today".
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At 4:00 p.m., after the national Minute of Silence in the memory of Holodomor victims, the all-Ukrainian Light a Candle action started. Everyone can light a candle in the window as a symbol of paying respect to the memory of the victims of Manmade Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine (Holodomor).
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“We have to remember the tragic pages in our history to prevent repeating the mistakes of the past. We urge everybody to support the Light a Candle All-Ukrainian Action initiated by President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko and light a candle of faith and hope in every window as a symbol of the memory of the victims of Manmade Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine (Holodomor),” the Our Ukraine People’s Union reports Vyacheslav Kyrylenko as saying.
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