In the capital of Jordan, a candle of light was lit

3 September 2018

On September 3, in the framework of the international action “Let’s Light a Candle of Memory!”, the staff of the Embassy of Ukraine in Jordan together with representatives of the Ukrainian community gathered in the Ukrainian-Jordanian Friendship Park to commemorate the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933, the press service of the Embassy of Ukraine in Jordan informs.

“After making symbolic photos near the memorial desk in the park, all participants of the event lit a candle of memory and commemorated the victims of the Holodomor by a minute of silence at the embassy. The diplomatic staff acquainted the participants with the purpose of this action and reminded of the events of those years. At the end of the evening, Victoria Brychkova- Abu Kadum read authorized her own poems devoted to the genocide of the Ukrainian people”, the message says.

To recall, on September 2, 2018, the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Turkey and the Ukrainian community of Turkey joined the International event dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor “Let`s Light a Candle of memory!”.

On September 1, the action ” Let`s Light a Candle of memory!” started at the National Museum of the Holodomor Victims Memorial.

You can follow the action during 85 days on the web-page “The 85th anniversary of Holodomor”.