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Ukraine Marks Holodomor Remembrance Day as Lessons and Vigils Span the Diaspora

A nationwide moment of silence at 16:00 Kyiv time anchors the day’s rituals of remembrance.

Overview

  • Ukraine observes the annual day of remembrance on the fourth Saturday of November with home candle-lighting traditions and a nationwide minute of silence set for 16:00 Kyiv time.
  • Tbilisi School No. 220 held a Lesson of Remembrance where teachers detailed the 'law of five ears,' village blockades, and grain exports during 1932–33 to explain the causes of the famine.
  • Students in Tbilisi listened to recordings of eyewitness survivors and watched the animated film Holodnyi dukh to deepen their understanding of the tragedy.
  • The Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia reported the school event and called on Ukrainians to light remembrance candles on Saturday at 16:00 Kyiv time.
  • The Union of Ukrainian Women of Australia held a memorial service on November 20 at the new Holodomor Tree in Sydney’s Centennial Park, reflecting coordinated diaspora commemorations.