What, where, when in Transcarpathia (March 31 – April 1)

March 31 – April 1 – Easter Divine Liturgies for Christians of the Western rite. St. George’s Church Voloshin st., 9) at 20.30 and 02.00, the Church of the Holy Trinity Catechetical Center (Bozdosh neighbourhood, Volodymyrska st., 76) at 17.00 and 19.00, Monastery of St. Anthony (M. Zankovetska st., 9a, near the lake) at 16.00 and 19.00. April 1 – St. George’s Church (Voloshin st., 9) at 07.00 and 11.30 (the city of Uzhgorod).

March 31 – April 1 – Pre-Easter Fair from the Movement to support Transcarpathian soldiers. 11.00 -19.00 (Teatralna Square, Uzhgorod). 

March 31 – NGO "Happy Children" invites Uzhgorod residents to participate in the project "Cup of Tea", which involves informal communication in a cozy atmosphere on important topics about everything that worries women and mothers. The guest will be allergist Alla Petryschak, who will tell about the hay fever. The beginning is at 17.00 (pre-registration) (Shvabska st., 51-A (4th floor), Uzhgorod).

March 31 – English Improvisation club from the "Gombichka". The beginning is at 16.30 (Teatralna st., 19 b (above the "Zhyva" cafe, Uzhgorod). 

March 31 – Training workshop for the wives and mothers of the ATO participants. Registration starts at 9.00 (Monastery of the Little Brothers, Zankovetska st., 9a, Uzhgorod).

March 31 – Campaign in support of traditional family values. The program of the event includes contest of children’s drawings on the asphalt, family photo shoot and much more. The beginning is at 13.00 (Teatralna Square, Uzhgorod).

March 31 – Goju-Ryu Karate Championship of Ukraine among adults, youths, juniors and children. Over 700 athletes from 18 regions of Ukraine will take part in the competition. They will be competing for the right to represent the country at the European Karate Championship, which will be held in Portugal in October (sports complex "Yunist", Uzhgorod).

March 31 – Petanque Tournament in memory of V. Hvozdio – 2018, organized by Mukachevo Petanque Club. Registration starts at 9.00 (Peremoha Park, Mukachevo)

March 31 – on the eve of the Feast of the Lord’s Entrance to Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), great Vespers with the consecration of willow, headed by His Eminence Theodore, Archbishop of Mukachevo and Uzhgorod. The beginning is at 17.00 (Cathedral Pochayiv Icon of the Mother of God, Mukachevo).

April 1 – the sixth Sunday of the Lent (Palm Sunday). The Lord’s Entrance to Jerusalem.
Bishops’ Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom with the consecration of willow will be headed by His Eminence Theodore, Archbishop of Mukachevo and Uzhgorod. The beginning is at 10.00 (Cathedral Pochayiv Icon of the Mother of God, Mukachevo).

April 1 – 6.30 – Divine Liturgy, 7.30 – Matins, 8.30 – Divine Liturgy, 9.45 – Divine Liturgy, 11.30 – Divine Liturgy, 14.00 – Divine Liturgy, 16.30 – Vespers, 17.30 – Divine Liturgy (Holy Cross Cathedral Greek Catholic Cathedral, A. Bachinsky Sq., 2, Uzhgorod).

April 1 – musical fairy tale "Funny Magician" by Hryhoriy Lysenko (directed by Tetyana Kurta). The beginning is at 12.00 (Drama Theater, Mukachevo).

April 1 – musical show about disobedient children "Barmalei" (K.Chukovsky). The beginning is at 11.00 and 13.00 (Transcarpathian academic puppet theater "Bavka", Uzhgorod).

April 1 – Opening of the Easter Fair (throughout the day) (the city of Khust).

Exhibitions:

– ІV exhibition "World of Easter egg 2018". About 30 participants from Uzhgorod and certain districts of Transcarpathia will present their works. This year, the exhibition will feature Easter eggs of different regions of Ukraine from the collection of the Museum of Easter Egg Painting from the city of Kolomyia in Ivano-Frankivsk region. Every day, except Tuesday, 10.00 – 18.00 (Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life, Kapitulna st., 33 "a", Uzhgorod).

– Easter exhibition of works by 35 Transcarpathian artists. Every day, except Monday (closed on the Catholic Easter) ("Uzhgorod" Gallery).

– exhibition of Easter eggs and towels "Pysanka-Malyovanka" (S.Hollosy Art Gallery, Tyachiv).

– exhibition of paintings by Tiberiy Yonash and students of the art school "RomArt". The display is timed to the International Day of the Roma. The exhibition features 76 paintings and graphic works. Every day, except Tuesday, 10.00 – 18.00 (Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life, Kapitulna st., 33 "a", Uzhgorod).

– IV regional festival-contest "Arise, Easter egg!" Transcarpathian educators and their pupils presented over 17 thousand Easter eggs made in more than ten techniques. The festive symbols of Easter on 57 Easter egg trees (Narodna Square, Uzhgorod).

– Art project "Watercolor strings-2018". The exhibition features works of the Transcarpathian artists Vasyl Skakandiy, Lyudmila Korzh-Radko, Victor Myhovich, Yaroslav Dulenko and Natalia Myronchuk-Didyk ("ArtPro" art salon, Svoboda ave., 7/26, Uzhgorod).

– painting, graphics "Spring -2018". Every day, except Monday-Tuesday, 11.00 – 17.00, Sunday – 11.00 -15.00 (exhibition hall "Impasto", Shevchenko st., 8, Vynogradiv).

– "Breath of Spring" – exhibition of works by members of Khust People’s Creative Association "Verkhovyna Artist" (city art gallery, Khust).

– a retrospective exhibition of works by Ivan Ilko devoted to his 80th anniversary entitled "My World, Verkhovyna". The presented works cover more than half a century of his creative career. The general unifying theme is the ethnos of the Carpathians. Every day, except Monday, 11.00-21.00, Sunday – 12.00-19.00 ("Ilko Gallery", Koshitska str. 38, Uzhgorod).

– "Spring fantasy" – paintings by Olena Kondratyuk, ceramics and paintings by Yulia Egorova-Rogova. Monday – Friday 10.00 – 18.00, Saturday – 10.00 – 15.00 (Cafe "Fanka", Koryatovich Square 5/2, Maly Uzh Lane, Uzhgorod).

– "History within 360 degrees radius" organized by the Government of Hungary on the occasion of the 170th anniversary of the revolution and the liberation struggle of 1848-1849. The unique collection depicts the most important victorious battle during the revolution and the liberation struggle of 1848 -1849, which took place on March 11, 1848 in the city of Nagyszeben. Every day, except Monday, 9.30 -17.30 (Transcarpathian Art Museum,the city of Uzhgorod).

– new permanent exhibition "President of Carpathian Ukraine Fr. Augustine Voloshin (1874-1945) and Carpathian Ukraine (1938-1939) in philately." 60 new exhibits purchased by the museum from famous Uzhgorod collector Volodymyr Bubyak. Every day, except Mondays, 10.00 – 17.00 (Transcarpathian Local Lore Museum, T.Lehotskoho sKapitulna st., 33, Uzhgorod).

Photo by O.Shtefanyo, work by T. Danylych