Native language!
Lullaby
Mother's gentle language!
The language of strength and simplicity, –
Hey, how beautiful you are!
The first word is a cry of love,
The laughter and joy of a baby –
The unique word "Mother" –
The first word about life...
Ivan Bahryanyi
Ukrainian Writing and Language Day is a holiday celebrated in Ukraine every year on November 9.
It was established on November 9, 1997 by the Presidential Decree "On the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language."
The Decree states: "To establish in Ukraine the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language, which shall be celebrated annually on November 9, the day of commemoration of the Venerable Nestor the Chronicler."
It is no coincidence that the Day of Writing and Language in Ukraine is celebrated on the holiday honoring the memory of Nestor the Chronicler, a follower of the creators of Slavic writing, Cyril and Methodius.
"The Tale of Bygone Years" is a chronicle compiled in Kyiv in the 11th and early 12th centuries by Nestor and other chroniclers. It is the first monument in Kyivan Rus' in which the history of the state is shown against the broad backdrop of world events.
Researchers believe that it was with the work of the main compiler of the work of Nestor the Chronicler that the written Ukrainian language began.
“There is great benefit from bookish teaching,” he said, “books instruct and teach us the path to repentance, for from the words of books we gain wisdom and restraint… He who reads books speaks with God or holy men.”
His pen also includes such famous works: "The Life of the Holy Princes Boris and Gleb", "The Life of Theodosius of Pechersk".
Nestor the Chronicler was a priest of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and a chronicler.
His relics are in Kiev, in the caves of the Lavra.
Once upon a time, children were even sent to school on this very day, and then they went to church: to light a candle in front of the image of Nestor the Chronicler and pray that he would help the child in his studies.
Every year, on the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language, you can see the ceremonial laying of flowers at the monument to Nestor the Chronicler.
The first large-scale monument of Ukrainian literature, which was composed in colloquial Ukrainian and is considered the beginning of the modern literary Ukrainian language, is the poem "Aeneid", authored by Ivan Kotlyarevsky.
He is considered the founder of the new Ukrainian literary language.
The poet T. G. Shevchenko finally consolidated spoken Ukrainian in literary works.
The modern Ukrainian language has about 256 thousand words and is included in the list of languages that are successfully developing.
Moreover, the Ukrainian language is one of the most beautiful languages and is recognized as the second most melodious language in the world after Italian.
Every year, starting in 2000, the "Dictation of National Unity" has been broadcast live on Ukrainian Radio.
Every year, anyone can take part in writing a radio dictation, and it is not intended to test the literacy of a specific person, but is conceived as a kind of flash mob — an action of unity around the native language.
Traditionally, the dictation is written by hand, then the participants send a scanned or photographed text to the Ukrainian Radio editorial office for review by email.
In December, the so-called "work on mistakes" takes place, when the names of the winners are announced on the air of "Ukrainian Radio", and the most common mistakes are analyzed.
In 2019, the innovation of the 19th All-Ukrainian Radio Dictation of National Unity, which will take place on November 8 at 11:00, will be that it will be possible to check it 15 minutes after writing.
During this time (11:45-12:00), those interested will be able to send their text - a photo, scan or screenshot with a return address - to the Ukrainian Radio email address (rd@nrcu.gov.ua), in private messages on the Ukrainian Radio Facebook page (UA: Українське радио) or on Viber.
The message must be sent to one of the addresses, without duplicating it to all.
Authors of error-free dictations will receive incentive prizes.
Additionally, a competition will be announced for the best essays on writing dictation (for those who prefer traditional correspondence).
The essay with the dictation must be sent by mail within 2 days (until November 11) to the address: 01001, Kyiv, Khreshchatyk, 26 (mark “for the competition”).
Last year, 32,779 people wrote the radio dictation of national unity, of which 311 did not make a single mistake.
Every year, on the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language, the best popularizers of the Ukrainian word are recognized, and publishing houses that publish literature in the Ukrainian language are encouraged.
Also, the Petro Jacyk International Ukrainian Language Competition is starting. In recent years, the number of participants has exceeded 5 million from 20 countries around the world.
The goal of the competition is to establish the state status of the Ukrainian language, raise its prestige among young people, and foster respect for the culture and traditions of the Ukrainian people.
Books for those who want to improve their Ukrainian language:
- "Good Language — in One Word: Dictionary of the Refined Ukrainian Language" (Taras Bereza, 2015);
- "100 Express Ukrainian Lessons" (Olexandr Avramenko, 2016);
- “Ukrainian is easy!” (Nataliya Klymenko, Pavlo Melnyk-Krysachenko, 2016);
- "Surzhik: between language and tongue (beautiful language)" (Taras Bereza, 2015).
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