Today, on the day of Basil the Great, pupils of several schools of the third educational district came to congratulate Mariupol City Council with the Old New Year. The children were met by Deputy Mayors Sergey Zakharov, Kseniya Sukhova, Mikhail Kogut and Mykhailo Ivchenko.
children sang folk songs and Christmas carols in Ukrainian embroidered clothes, with a staff and accordion. After that, the guests generously sowed wheat and wished prosperity, goodness and well-being.
In turn, the deputy mayors appreciated the children for their greetings and handed gifts to them.
According to the member of the parent community of the third educational district Anna Martynova, the visit of friends to the Old New Year has become a tradition for them.
‘Children go with the idea of wishing the welfare to the people they cooperate all the year. It's not so much a congratulation, as gratitude for the help and the attention they receive, ‘ she said.
Also, pupils will greet the employees of the Mariupol Port, Police, Mariupol State University, Department of Education and others.
