Over one thousand people were eager to try the announced delicacy, lard covered with chocolate, and to entertain themselves. The holiday's initiators did not allow anyone to get bored: artists were singing folk songs, dancing, holding contests. The winners of the contests were awarded with a piece of lard and a bottle of vodka. According to Head of the Poltava City Council Andriy Matkovsky, the crisis is unable to frighten Ukrainians until they have such a product. However, not only Poltava residents love lard. Thus, on October 19, participants in the festival With Love to Lard in Lutsk (West Ukraine) made a 23-meter long sandwich with lard and the day before a new party was created, namely the Party of Lard Lovers.