Monument Poltava Galushka

Memorable Galushka Poltava - a symbolic memorial sign in honor of the traditional region of Poltava Ukrainian dishes - dumplings, in Poltava, a city of symbols, the personification of generosity and prosperity.

Located in a quiet and picturesque corner in the historic part of Poltava - at Cathedral Square near Ivanova mountains, near the eponymous restaurant.

The monument - People's Artist of Ukraine Anatoliy Chernoschokov and sculptor Nicholas Tsys.

Memorial monument Poltava Galushka is a huge polumysok in which contains 17 concrete dumplings and deep as scoop, spoon on a pedestal in the form of wooden instruments, intertwined with traditional Ukrainian towel.

This interesting pedestal symbolizing wealth and prosperity of the family.

Solemn perpetuation in stone of traditional Ukrainian folk dishes - dumplings, held in Poltava April 1, 2006 and was dedicated to not laugh Day and the birthday of Ukrainian-Russian classic Nikolai Gogol, who in his writings glorified the dumplings in the world.The initiator of the appearance of the original memorial sign was made by Member of Parliament Anatoly Kukoba, and the idea of ​​the monument as a name card of the city, was among the local artists a few years before its opening.

For all services for the manufacture of the monument took over Sponsors not spent a dime's state budget.

Immediately after the construction of the monument began in the city for business card sih tourists. In addition to the people's love, he often criticized because actually visiting card of great historical Ukrainian city became one bowl of food.

Since the late 2000s near the monument on Cathedral Square Holiday dumplings each year, during which you can enjoy dumplings with meat, cheese, cream, liver, potatoes and cracknels with different spices and see the culinary competition to prepare the most delicious dumplings, concerts, competitions, theatrical performance based on the works of John Kotlyarevskogo and Nikolai Gogol and exhibition "History of Poltava dumpling."

Memorial sign Poltava Galushka is required by paragraph visit local wedding procession. Owing to this occurred in Poltava interesting tradition - the bride and groom are photographed against the backdrop of memorable characters, and a member of the newly established couple sits in a spoon, and another - holding on to its end, and who first uhopytsya by spoon, not vsyadetsya it, that seems to be the main and in the family.