Annual Łemkowska Watra festival celebrating Ukrainian highlander (Lemko) culture in Zdynia, southern Poland.
Michał Markowicz (Mychajło Markowycz), the “starosta” of the Watra festival, opens the 42nd edition in the Lemko/Rusyn language. He is accompanied by the sound of a traditional “trombita” mountain horn.
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Various songs and musical presentations during the Łemkowska Watra festival
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The traditional “watra” pyre – a symbol of the festival – burns while Lemko artists sing on the stage
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Horn tune at the official opening of the Łemkowska Watra festival
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