The open air event proved to be successful, with tens of thousands of people attending the event following a three-week promotional campaign on Facebook, which started as a single post by one Ukrainian, Tetyana Yaitska, inviting 200 friends to a house party, Ukraine Today reports.

Thousands attended the event filled with competitions, workshops and cheap food and drink

Dance lessons, free first aid classes, numerous handmade souvenir and food stands were available, mass marriages were sealed on the main stage to save money. The DJ set in the fuselage of a military transport plane was another notable attraction.

Visitors agreed that laughter is the remedy from stress in the hard times of reform in the country.

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