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Ukrainian Traditions

Three Ukrainian Holiday Traditions You Will Love

  Ukrainians love to celebrate holidays, from “mooing” under the dinner table to celebrating two New Years – meet three unique Ukrainian holiday [...]

Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Dishes You Will Love

Following the Eastern Orthodox Calendar, Ukrainian Christmas is celebrated on January 7th. Although, typically, the entire week (January 6th – 14th) [...]

Origin of Embroidery and The Vyshyvanka in Ukraine

The vyshyvanka is a part of Ukrainian traditional clothing that contains elements of ethnic embroidery. Embroidery has rich history in Ukraine and its [...]

Ukrainian Independence Day

Every year, Ukrainians gather to celebrate their nation’s independence on August 24th to mark the declaration of independence of 1991. Since 2004, August [...]

Ivana Kupala Day – День Івана Купали

Ivana Kupala Day, a magical Ukrainian folk festivity that lands between July 6th and 7th celebrates the summer solstice when the nights are the shortest [...]

Cultural Workers and Folk Artists Day

Cultural Workers and Folk Artists Day is always celebrated on the third Sunday in May. The day was established to reignite traditional Ukrainian culture as [...]

5 Fascinating Ukrainian Castle Legends

Though castles may seem like the stuff of fairy tales, Ukraine is actually home to some of the most beautiful and unique castles in Europe! What’s more? [...]

Three Ukrainian Holiday Traditions You Will Love

  Ukrainians love to celebrate holidays, from “mooing” under the dinner table to celebrating two New Years – meet three unique Ukrainian holiday [...]

Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Dishes You Will Love

Following the Eastern Orthodox Calendar, Ukrainian Christmas is celebrated on January 7th. Although, typically, the entire week (January 6th – 14th) [...]

Origin of Embroidery and The Vyshyvanka in Ukraine

The vyshyvanka is a part of Ukrainian traditional clothing that contains elements of ethnic embroidery. Embroidery has rich history in Ukraine and its [...]

Ukrainian Independence Day

Every year, Ukrainians gather to celebrate their nation’s independence on August 24th to mark the declaration of independence of 1991. Since 2004, August [...]

Ivana Kupala Day – День Івана Купали

Ivana Kupala Day, a magical Ukrainian folk festivity that lands between July 6th and 7th celebrates the summer solstice when the nights are the shortest [...]

Cultural Workers and Folk Artists Day

Cultural Workers and Folk Artists Day is always celebrated on the third Sunday in May. The day was established to reignite traditional Ukrainian culture as [...]

5 Fascinating Ukrainian Castle Legends

Though castles may seem like the stuff of fairy tales, Ukraine is actually home to some of the most beautiful and unique castles in Europe! What’s more? [...]
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Ukrainian Traditions: How to Decorate your Own Psyanka Easter Egg

A "pysanka" (plural: pysanky) is a traditional Ukrainian Easter egg. [...]

Interesting Facts About Ukrainian Vyshyvanka

The vyshyvanka is a part of Ukrainian traditional clothing that contains [...]

Celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day

Every year, Ukrainians gather to celebrate their nation’s independence on [...]

Ukrainian Wedding Traditions: Rushnyk

Ukrainian weddings are rich in different traditions and there are many [...]

Ukrainian Traditions: Everything You Need to Know About Malanka

Malanka is a Ukrainian folk holiday celebrated on January 13th, which is [...]

Christmas in Ukraine: St. Nicholas Day Celebration

Christmas celebrations begin early in Ukraine and they center on faith, [...]

5 Unique Facts About Ukraine You Probably Didn’t Know

Ukraine is the biggest country in Europe with total area of 603 550 square [...]

Kyiv Day Ukraine

Kyiv day is celebrated in Ukraine’s capital city on the last weekend in [...]

Ukrainian Easter Traditions: The Origin of Pysanka

Ukrainian Easter is right around the corner, how familiar are you with the [...]

Ukrainian Wedding Traditions: Korovai

Ukrainian wedding celebrations are extremely rich in tradition and [...]