Chervona kalyna () is a regional art festival dedicated to the anniversary of Stepan Charnetskyi's birth. It is held annually in October in the village of Shmankivtsi, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It was first held on 26 May 1991, with the unveiling of a statue of Stepan Charnetskyi.Н. Мориквас. Меланхолія Степана Чарнецького, Львів: Світ, 2005, 384 s. : іл, ISBN 966-603-435-2. , Чортківська центральна бібліотека, 17.10.2013.
History of festivals 1991 A month before the first festivities, 110 red viburnum bushes were planted on the site of the former plebaneum to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the poet's birth.Анна Блаженко, І червоні грона калини..., Голос народу, 16.4.1991, s. 4.
The festival was held on 26 May 1991, with the unveiling of a statue of Stepan Charnetskyi (initiated by Nadiia Protskiv). It was the 110th anniversary of the poet's birth. The event was organized by Halyna Sushelnytska, a fellow countryman and head of the Department of Culture. The poet's daughter, Oleksandra Charnetska-Kuchma, was also present.Анна Блаженко, І нам воскреснути пора, Голос народу, № 48-49 (1.6.1991), s. 5 (Цінності).
During the festival, blue and yellow flags were flown for the first time at the stadium with red flags.
2010s In 2013, the festivities were attended by the creator of the statue of Stepan Charnetskyi, sculptor Ivan Muliarchuk.Любомир Габруський, «А ми тую червону калину підіймемо…» // Голос народу, № 42 (18.10.2013), s. 7 (Фестиваль).
In 2015, the first stage of the festival took place on 4 October in the village of Shmankivtsi, and the second on 14 October, in Chortkiv Castle.Оксана Свистун, Не журися, славна Україно, – червону калину таки підіймемо // Голос народу, № 42 (9.10.2015), s. 7 (Фестиваль).
In 2016, the festival was the setting for the Ukrainian record of "Largest performance of the rifle anthem of Ukraine".Оксана Свистун, Хай цвіте, хай цвіте «Червона калина»!, Голос народу, № 43 (21.10.2016), s. 7 (Нотатки з фестин).
In 2018, the poet's great-granddaughter, Olesia Chaikovska, and her family attended the festival.Максим Огородник, У Шманьківцях на Покрови відбулися червонокалинівські фестини, Чортків.City, 15.10.2019.
Various participants of amateur artistic activities from the settlements of the region's communities, the city, the district cultural center, pedagogical and medical colleges, Terebovlya Vocational College of Culture and Arts, invited guests from Ternopil and others will perform. The festival also includes an exhibition-fair of regional artisans, where you can buy their products.
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