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Planting sunflowers, Ukraine's national flower, at the Elizabeth Street Garden. (Courtesy ESG)

Planting seeds of freedom for Ukraine at Elizabeth Street Garden

March 28, 2022

The Elizabeth Street Garden held a candlelight vigil for Ukraine on the evening of Fri., March 18.

Deacon Adrian Mazur, left, said prayers in the garden’s historic gazebo. Councilmember Christopher Marte attended, at far right. Joseph Reiver, the garden’s executive director, is second from right. (Courtesy ESG)

Prayers were led by Deacon Adrian Mazur from the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, at Broome between Mott and Elizabeth Streets, and Councilmember Christopher Marte attended.

Locals turned out for the candlelight vigil for the war-torn Eastern European nation. (Courtesy ESG)

Afterward, people planted sunflowers — the national flower of Ukraine — in the garden.

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