On Friday, April 3rd, at 4:30 PM in the church "St. Mary" in Burgas, a ceremonial award ceremony was held for the distinguished participants in the competition for an Easter egg with a message on the theme "Children and Faith". The competition was organized by the Sliven Metropolia, Burgas Municipality, and the Center for Support of Personal Development - Burgas.

A commission chaired by Tsvetanka Zreteva (artist and art teacher) and members Dotka Kalcheva and Milka Hristova (also art teachers) evaluated the works in the Diocesan competition.

After discussion, the participants were classified in two sections:

Section "Drawing":

I age group (Kindergarten and Preschool):

  • 1. Veselin Hasardzhiev – Kindergarten "Kalina Malina" - Vetrn quarter, Burgas
  • 2. Dimitriya Ruseva - Kindergarten “Brezichka”- Burgas; Anton Stoyanov - Kindergarten “Zlatnoto klyuche”- Burgas
  • 3. Semina Hasanova - Kindergarten “Iglika”- Burgas

Encouragement awards: Mihaela Peeva - Kindergarten “Zlatnoto klyuche”- Burgas, Teodora Yakimova - Kindergarten “Volshebstvo”- Burgas, Ekaterina Belberska - Kindergarten”SInchetz”- Burgas

II age group (I–IV grade):

  • 1. Lazar Savov - 1st grade, Children's atelier “Kaleidoscope”- Burgas
  • 2. Radostin Andreev - 2nd grade, OU “Elin Pelin”- Burgas; Lyubov Yordanova - 9 years old, SU “Dimcho Debelyanov”- Burgas
  • 3. Plamena Simeonova - 8 years old, Educational center “Shkolata”- Burgas

Encouragement awards: Galina Kulesh - 2nd grade, NBU “Mihail Lakatnik”- Burgas, Petra Ivanova - 8 years old, Educational center “Shkolata”- Burgas, Anzhelina Yaramova - 2nd grade, NBU “Mihail Lakatnik”- Burgas

III age group (V–VII grade):

  • 1. Aleksa Mechkova - 5th grade, First Private High School - Burgas
  • 2. not awarded
  • 3. Aleksandar Fanev - 5th grade, SU “Ivan Vazov”- Burgas

IV age group (VIII–XII grade):

  • 1. Diana Shostak - 9th grade, SU “Ivan Vazov”- Burgas
  • 2. Petra Miteva - 10th grade, PGMKR “St. Nikola”- Burgas
  • 3. not awarded

Section "Applied work":

I age group (Kindergarten and Preschool):

  • 1. Maria Vasileva – Kindergarten “Brezichka” - Kindergarten “Brezichka”- Burgas
  • 2. Daniel Kolev – Kindergarten “Volshebstvo” - Kindergarten “Volshebstvo” - Burgas
  • 3. Irina Tramble – Kindergarten “Volshebstvo” - Kindergarten “Volshebstvo”- Burgas

Encouragement awards: Sofia Karamanova - Kindergarten “SInchetz”- Banevo quarter, Burgas, Tea Nikolova - 6 years old, Club “Fabulous world” to ODK- Nessebar city

II age group (I–IV grade):

  • 1. not awarded
  • 2. Pavel Kunchev - 1st grade, OU “Lyuben Karavelov”- Burgas
  • 3. Stefania Kondova - 4th grade, OU “Georgi Benkovski”- Burgas

III age group (V–VII grade):

  • 1. not awarded
  • 2. Kristiyana Kasova - 13 years old, LF “Fantasia” at NC” Hristo Botev 1937”- Burgas

IV age group (VIII–XII grade):

  • 1, 2, 3 places are not awarded

Encouragement awards: Stiliyana Nedkova -17 years old, Burgas, Nadzhie Bekir - Ravna Gora village

A special Easter greeting was sent by the children's church choir at the church "St. Ivan Rilski"- Burgas.

The competition is blessed by His Eminence Sliven Metropolitan Arseny and aims to encourage the creative expression of children, to develop their interest in art and Orthodox values, as well as to preserve traditions and spiritual development.