In Odesa, as part of the French Culture Week, literary readings titled «Everyone Has Their Stars» were held to commemorate the anniversary of the author of «The Little Prince», Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

During this event, winners of the national reading competition dedicated to the tale «The Little Prince» were awarded. Around 100 participants from all over Ukraine joined the competition.

Fans of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry sent in videos of themselves reciting excerpts from «The Little Prince» in both Ukrainian and French. The winners presented their works and received certificates and prizes.

The atmosphere of the event was enhanced by performances from vocalists Sofia Mardarenko and Anastasia Yeryomenko from Odesa's Arts School No. 13, bard Anatoly Sebov, and poet V'yacheslav Slysharchuk, who recited verses dedicated to Saint-Exupéry.