Way of life in Ukraine. Articles and interesting stories about every day life of Ukrainian people, about holidays, traditions and believes. Ukrainian mentality.
April 15 Orthodox easter in Ukraine 2012 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.
Read more...March 8 is the International Women's Day, on which there are celebrated the achievements of women in political, economic and social fields, there are celebrated the past, present and future of women in the world. The holiday is celebrated by the United
Read more...New Year rush has already started in Odessa. That makes no matter whom are you waiting for the New Year's Eve – Ded Moroz, Santa Claus or Joulupukki - a variety of Christmas programs in Odessa will not leave you without a gift. The list of
Read more...Mysterious wonders, colorful lights of garlands, sweet aroma of tangerines and the smell of pine needles all this returns us to the childhood and to the atmosphere of magic. Some people consider New Year a home holiday, but if you do not want to spend
Read more...Student Day in Ukraine, as in many other countries around the world, is celebrated on November 17. The International Students' Day was set on Nov. 17, 1946 at the World Congress of the students, held in Prague in memory of Czech students-patriots. Of
Read more...The beauty of Ukrainian girls and women is known around the world and now can be considered a national treasure. To choose the most beautiful woman, every year in Kiev there is a contest of beauty and grace of "Miss Ukraine". This is a great show, which
Read more...24 August, 1991 Ukraine proclaimed its independence (until it belonged to USSR as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic). The act of proclamation of independence of Ukraine from August 24, 1991 was approved on Dec. 1, 1991 through the national vote.This
Read more...KaZantip 19 (Z:19) in Ukraine from the 30th July to the 27th August 2011 31.07 – 1.08: New Year6.08 – 7.08: official opening 20.08 – 21.08: official closing 21.08: a week on the Mars territory for the Great Folk of KaZantip Prices
Read more...Z-Games 2011 is the biggest sport-music festival in Wester Europe. Z-Games 2011 sporting contests of extreme sports started in Ukraine on July, the 17th (Kazantip cape, 28km from Eupatoria, Crimea). The project Z-Games symbolizes rebirth of Kazantip&rs
Read more...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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