The international Internet carousel “Countries and People” dedicated to the Day of Orthodox Youth took place

On February 12, 2024, with the blessing of Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan, the commission for educational ministry of the Astana diocese held an international youth online quiz “Countries and Peoples”.

The event is timed to coincide with the International Orthodox Youth Day, which is celebrated annually on February 15, the day of the Presentation of the Lord.

Teams of schoolchildren and students from Kazakhstan, Russia and Lithuania took part in the intellectual competition. In total, 19 teams were involved in the event (7 from parish youth clubs and 12 from Sunday and secondary schools, as well as Orthodox lyceums).

The tasks included questions on ethnogeography and the geography of world religions.

The Internet carousel took place in two subgroups: Sunday schools (children under 17 years old) and youth clubs (young people over 17 years old).

Based on the results of the intellectual competition, the following teams were recognized as winners and prize-winners.

Subgroup “Sunday Schools”

1st place

“New Generation” (Voznesensky Cathedral, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan) – winner
“Rays” (St. Nicholas Church, Tonshaevo village, Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia) – winner
“Guiding Star” (Peter and Paul Cathedral, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan) – winner
“My Joy” (Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov, Chapaevo village, Alma-Ata region, Kazakhstan) – winner
“Blagovest” (Annunciation Cathedral, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan) – winner
“Stanichniki” (St. Michael the Archangel Church, Presnovka village, North Kazakhstan region, Kazakhstan) – winner
“Peresvet” (national team, Bryansk, Russia) – winner
“Faith, Hope, Love” (Iversko-Seraphim Cathedral, Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan) – winner
“Good wishes” (central Sunday school, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Almaty, Kazakhstan) – winner
II place

“Radonezh” (Church of All Saints, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan) – winner
“Little Radonezh” (Church of All Saints, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan) – winner
III place

“Heirs” (Cathedral of the Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, Stary Oskol, Russia) – winner

Subgroup “Youth Clubs”

1st place

“Mikhailovtsy” (St. Michael the Archangel Church, Maykop, Republic of Adygea, Russia) – winner
“Guiding Star” (Peter and Paul Cathedral, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan) – winner
“Galilee” (Church of Blessed Xenia of Petersburg, Konaev, Kazakhstan) – winner
“Anchor” (Protection of St. Nicholas Church, Klaipeda, Lithuania) – winner
II place

“Stavros” (St. Nicholas Cathedral, Shymkent, Kazakhstan) – winner
III place

“Scythian” (Iversko-Seraphim Cathedral, Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan) – winner
Questions and answers for the competition are available on the website of the Orthodox Internet Carousel. The next Internet carousel “Spiritual Spring” will take place on March 31, 2024.