The Vyshyvanka Day celebration has become a good, valuable, and integral tradition among modern Ukrainians. So, every third Thursday of May, everyone who wants to participate in the festive events or demonstrate their favorite national clothes joins large-scale actions throughout the country and beyond. The celebration does not imply any obligatory events. The very idea of Vyshyvanka Day is based on initiative and personal desire. This year marks the 17th anniversary of this patriotic, sincere, and unifying Ukrainian holiday. In 2023, May 18 is that day. This is the day...
Christmas folk rituals in Ukraine
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 related to the family's history and lineage. According to the ancestors’ beliefs, deceased relatives' souls descend from heaven on Christmas Eve. They return to Earth for a short time to see how their loved ones live. Therefore, before sitting on...
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 house to eat kutia (sweet grain pudding) 1- Saint Mykolai (Nicholas) 2- frost, gray wolf, dark storms and evil winds 3- district governor, spravnyk (head of police), and police officer 4- cow, sheep, and dog 3/10 By tradition, on...