Mystery and magic surround the celebrations of Christmas and New Year in Ukraine. Therefore, it is expected that there are many beliefs and signs connected to these holidays. We encourage you to discover the most interesting of them. Christmas beliefs Since Christmas is a family holiday, all beliefs are mainly...
How well do you know Ukrainian New Year and Christmas traditions?
1/10 In the old days, in winter, Ukrainians hung * on the central beam of a house 1- iron rooster 2- wooden hare 3- clay horse 4- straw spider 2/10 In the XIX century, on the eve of Christmas, the goodman (master of a household) invited * to the...
Traditional Ukrainian cuisine. Food culture
Having in its arsenal thousands of recipes, Ukrainian cuisine is fairly considered to be the richest one among the cuisines of Slavic people. Secret methods of cooking The prominent feature of the national Ukrainian cuisine is the combined method for heat treatment of meat and vegetables with or without the...