December - 2014

Sviatky (Christmastide)

Sviatky (Christmastide) has always been considered one of the most joyous and fun holidays for all Slavic nations. Throughout the whole...

According to ancient Ukrainian folk tradition on Christmas Eve families got together for a festive dinner. It was important that no one...

On Christmas Eve in every house people lit candles, fireplaces, and put wood pre-coated in honey and sprinkled with bread grains into the...

In Slavic tradition "spiders" (павук) were traditional New Year's and Christmas ornaments. Before the Christmas holidays girls always had...

In ancient Ukrainian tradition, a proper celebration of Christmas and New Year required serious symbolic preparations. Always, in time of...

«Two hours under hypnosis» – these were the words Alan Frederich, a critic of the Royal Theatre of Copenhagen, used to start his article...

Of all the major winter holidays, St. Andrew’s Day, celebrated on December 13, is probably one of the most fun and anticipated ones. In...

Lusia Lydia Lubka Pavlychenko ("Miss P" to most) left a lasting mark in the world of Ukrainian folk dance not only in Canada, where she...