#UkraineTraditions

Epiphany

In the Ukrainian Holiday Calendar, January 18 marks the so-called 2nd Holy Supper, which precedes the holiday of Jordan, or Epiphany....

Kupalo festival (also Kupailo, Ivan Kupalo) is a Slavic celebration of ancient pagan origin marking the end of the summer solstice and...

Ukrainian villages around Easter time often look the following way: young girls, wearing traditional folk costumes and flower wreaths,...

Vesnianka. Kalyna State Academic Folk Ensemble Artistic Director Valery Debelyy Learn more about Ukrainian Dance Workshop Tour #video...

Think jack-o'-lanterns are frightening? Try being a man in Ukraine. Then you'll truly understand what it's like to fear a pumpkin. For...

The Holy Trinity (aka the Green Holidays) is one of the biggest religious holidays celebrated throughout the Christian world. In Ukraine...

"Be tall as the willow, healthy as the water, and rich as the earth." With this expression, Ukrainians have been known to tap one...

Motanky dolls, also known as knot dolls, in Ukrainian culture are known as an ancient amulet. From the olden times this national...