Ukrainian

customs and
traditions
PREPARED BY DIANA PEREKLAD
Christmas
JANUARY 7

On January 7, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas, one of

the greatest Christian holidays.
Christmas is one of the great Christian holidays,
which is celebrated especially solemnly. According to
biblical evidence, the Son of God was born on this day
- Jesus Christ, whom people have worshiped for two
millennia.
Christmas eve
ON THE EVE OF CHRISTMAS

The main tradition on

Christmas Eve is a family
dinner. Be sure to prepare 12
meals for her - one for each
of the apostles, or for each
month of the year. Dishes
are mainly as follows: kutia,
various dumplings, jellied
fish or jellies, stewed
cabbage, donuts, cabbage
rolls, beet salad and various
salted vegetables. All meals
must be fasting, because
fasting lasts until Christmas.
Sowing on January 14

On the morning of January 14, the first day of the Old

New Year and on the feast of Basil the Great, in
Ukraine it is customary to sow a house with grain and
recite poems.
 Easter It is celebrated on the first Sunday after the
vernal equinox and the full moon, necessarily
separately from the Jewish Passover..

Easter is the most

important Christian
holiday in honor of the
resurrection of Jesus
Christ.
Holiday of Ivan Kupala
On the night of July 6-7

The most colorful and interesting holiday, which

ends the summer solar cycle of pre-Christian
calendar holidays - is the holiday of youth - Kupalo,
or Kupailo, which over time, after the adoption of
Christianity, to some extent transformed into a
church holiday.
It is about the birth of John the Baptist, which is
celebrated by the church on July 7, or June 24
according to the old calendar.

On the night of Ivan Kupala, our ancestors went to the forest to collect
medicinal herbs and flowers, which, according to legend, were saturated
with special power during this period. They also believed that on this night
a fern blooms, the flower of which is supposed to give special strength and
opportunities to those who find and break it.
 Ukrainian traditional
wedding ceremonies

Wedding is one of the most

important events in the life
of every person, especially
a girl. However, the
Ukrainian wedding is also
the brightest event, which
fully reflects the Ukrainian
traditions, culture and
customs that have
accumulated from
generation to generation
and are still gaining
popularity.
The groom's courtship, the bride's examination, the engagement -
all these are interesting wedding ceremonies that have survived
to this day. The desire to follow them is understandable, because
for every young couple this is a special moment in life.
 Pancake week

On the eve of Lent, it is the tradition of

the Ukrainian people to celebrate
Maslenitsa. This is a pagan custom that
even Orthodox families celebrate today.