Latvia hosts music camp for Ukrainian children and youth from Chernihiv region

Photo: Facebook / Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia

Ulyana Guz

A special music camp was organized in Latvia, where talented Ukrainian bandura students from Stefan Vilkonsky Chernihiv Music School stayed for 10 days.

The Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia reported this on Facebook.

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It is noted that the children had the opportunity to:

• develop their creative and musical skills,
• attend interesting classes with teachers,
• communicate with Latvian musicians,
• perform in front of the public.

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"However, the most important thing was that Ukrainian children, who are forced to experience the horrors of war every day, were able to forget about the constant sirens, air raids, shelling, at least for a short period, and relax, enjoying their childhood," the diplomatic mission emphasized.

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Also, participants of the camp, organized in cooperation with the Ukrainian House in Latvia, had the opportunity to:

• take excursions to Riga, Jurmala,
• visit museums,
• take part in master classes.

Photo: Facebook / Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia

Photo: Facebook / Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia

Photo: Facebook / Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia

For reference:

In addition, children who are members of two musical ensembles, "Sokolyky" and "Horlytsia," took part in a charity concert in support of Ukraine at the National Library of Latvia on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. They performed wonderful Ukrainian songs and compositions on the bandura.

As reported, a charity concert "From the Heart to Ukraine" was held in the Latvian capital at the National Library on the occasion of the third anniversary of Russia's large-scale invasion. The event brought together Ukrainian and Latvian singers and musicians to express their solidarity and support for the Ukrainian people.

The embassy expressed sincere gratitude to friends and partners – Ziedot.lv and the Embassy of Norway in Riga – for supporting such initiatives as holding camps for Ukrainian children in Latvia, thanks to which Ukrainian children can both relax and continue to develop in calm and favorable conditions.

As a reminder, the Seimas of Latvia hosted an exhibition of drawings by Ukrainian children from Chernihiv, "Colors of the Commonwealth: Ukraine-Latvia."

It was also reported that a Ukrainian comic strip from the social comics magazine Inker was translated and published in the Delfi publication in Latvia. The strip, "Blind Spots," is about a Mariupol woman who overcomes Russian propaganda within herself.

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