Annual Prayer of Ukrainian-Polish Reconciliation Conducted in Lviv

Joint prayers in the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv at the burial places of the Ukrainian and Polish soldiers perished in the Polish-Ukrainian War of 1918-1920 have been conducted on 1 November for ten years. This year, the event began at 3 pm at the Ukrainian and Polish Memorials in the Lychakiv Cemetery. The action is held with the support of the Ukrainian Catholic University, Independent Cultural Studies Magazine “Ї,” Public Association “Zarvanytsa Initiative.”

On November 1, 1918, Ukrainians took the advantage of the disintegration of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and proclaimed the Western Ukrainian People's Republik. The Poles did not accept that and the war broke out.

November 1, the Day of All Saints according to the Latin Rite has become the traditional remembrance day in Lviv. 1 листопада – День Усіх Святих за латинським календарем – став у Львові традиційним поминальним днем.