Traditions
Ukrainian traditions and customs. Traditions of different regions of Ukraine. Articles about Ukrainian traditions and culture of Ukraine. Traditions in Ukraine.
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Midsummer celebration (Celebration of Ivan Kupala Day)
Midsummer (Ivan Kupala in Ukraine) is known since in ancient times among the Slavs as a celebration of the Sun, leaving the summer and green meadow. People belted with girdles of flowers, put on wreaths of grass. They danced odes, sang songs. Old men
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Day of Constitution of Ukraine
June 28, 1996 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a new Constitution of Ukraine - the first Constitution of the independent Ukrainian state.Deputies worked on the project, remaining in the session hall the whole night since 27th to 28th June.
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The celebration of the Holy Trinity in Ukraine
Trinity - Sunday, the 50th day after Easter, the holiday in honor of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Bible says that on this day the apostles found grace of the Holy Spirit.In Ukraine, the Holy Trinity is celebrated for three days. The first day is
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Mother's Day in Ukraine
May 08 2011 Mother's Day in Ukraine In many countries Mother's Day is celebrated on May 13. In Ukraine this day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May in accordance with Presidential Decree of May 10, 1999 № 489/99. The history of the holiday is as
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Pysanky. Ukrainian Easter eggs
Ukrainians prepare for Easter with fasting and prayers, and a few days before the holiday they bake Easter cakes called paskha to have them blessed in church. They also paint Easter eggs. Painted Ukrainian Easter eggs are called krashanky or pysanky.
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Celebrating Easter in Ukraine
April 24 Orthodox easter in Ukraine 2011 Easter is the most important Orthodox holiday of Ukraine. This is the celebration of the God’s Resurrection - Velykden in Ukrainian, is celebrated every first week after the spring equinox and full moon.
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Celebration of Pancake Day (Maslenitsa) in Ukraine
Places to celebrate Pancake Week 2011 in Kiev The last week before the Great Fast coincided with pagan holiday of seeing off the winter and meeting of the spring, which was celebrated by all people of Europe in the pre-Christian period. The east Slavs
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Places to celebrate Pancake Week in Kiev
When else can one with impunity burn effigies on fire, eat pancakes with red caviar and valiantly jump through high fire? Of course, during the Pancake week – the week of farewell to the harsh winter. The real farewell to winter should be
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Day of Fatherland Defender in Ukraine
It was considered that on February 23, 1918 the Red Guards have won their first victory near Pskov and Narva over the regular troops of Imperial Germany. These first victories became the "birthday of the Red Army."In 1922 this date was officially
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Celebrating of the St. Valentine’s Day in Ukraine
14 of February in Ukraine as also in many other countries is the Day of St. Valentine and all beloved. In this day is supposed to present gifts and cards in the shape of hearts to the people you love. This holiday came to Ukraine recently, and became
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