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Shrove Tuesday 2026: Ukrainian traditions, rituals and dishes

Every year at the end of winter or the beginning of spring, Ukraine celebrates Maslenitsa Week, one of the brightest and most delicious national holidays. For our ancestors, it was...

What Ukrainians and the world celebrate on January 12

Today, January 12, several important dates are combined in Ukraine at once - church, state, and international. For Christians, it is the day of honoring Saint Tatiana, for the country...

What holiday is January 8 today and what you can't do on this day?

January 8 has long had a special significance in the folk calendar. On this day in Ukraine, midwives were honored - women who helped give birth, and church traditions...

What church holiday is celebrated on January 6: traditions, prohibitions and memorable dates

On January 6, believers celebrate one of the most important Christian holidays - the Baptism of the Lord, or Epiphany. This is the final holiday of the Christmas-New Year cycle, dedicated to the event of the baptism of Jesus Christ...

What is celebrated on December 31 and what traditions of this day have been preserved in Ukraine?

December 31 is the last day of the year, which has been considered special and even mystical since ancient times. In different peoples of the world, this date was associated with...

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