Participants are gathered at the Taras Shevchenko monument as the procession of Christmas star carriers rolls through central city streets during the Flash of the Christmas Star Festival, Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 30, 2024, in Lyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

The procession of Christmas star carriers rolls through central city streets as part of the Flash of the Christmas Star Festival, Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 30, 2024, in Lyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Participants are gathered at the Taras Shevchenko monument as the procession of Christmas star carriers rolls through central city streets during the Flash of the Christmas Star Festival, Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 30, 2024, in Lyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Musicians perform during the procession of Christmas star carriers that is part of the Flash of the Christmas Star Festival, Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 30, 2024, in Lyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

The procession of Christmas star carriers rolls through central city streets as part of the Flash of the Christmas Star Festival, Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 30, 2024, in Lyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Participants are gathered at the Taras Shevchenko monument as the procession of Christmas star carriers rolls through central city streets during the Flash of the Christmas Star Festival, Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 30, 2024, in Lyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

The procession of Christmas star carriers rolls through central city streets as part of the Flash of the Christmas Star Festival, Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 30, 2024, in Lyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Musicians perform during the procession of Christmas star carriers that is part of the Flash of the Christmas Star Festival, Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 30, 2024, in Lyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A musician blows the horn as the procession of Christmas star carriers rolls through central city streets during the Flash of the Christmas Star Festival, Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 30, 2024, in Lyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

The procession of Christmas star carriers rolls through central city streets as part of the Flash of the Christmas Star Festival, Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 30, 2024, in Lyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

The procession of Christmas star carriers rolls through central city streets as part of the Flash of the Christmas Star Festival, Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 30, 2024, in Lyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

The procession of Christmas star carriers rolls through central city streets as part of the Flash of the Christmas Star Festival, Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 30, 2024, in Lyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM