Ukranian Holidays
There are many holidays celebrated in Ukraine. They can be divided in three groups: all-national, political and religious ones. Some of them have an ancient origin and others appeared in Ukrainian calendars quite recently. Here is the list of main Ukrainian holidays and some comments.
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January 1. New Year
This is everybody's favourite holiday. Decorating the Christmas tree, going to New Year's parties, getting presents, — we love all this and impatiently wait for New Year's eve to come.
January 6-7. Orthodox Christmas
A great deal of old Ukrainian customs that go back to centuries ago are connected with Christmas. We are fortune telling, singing Christmas carols, cooking traditional Ukrainian Christmas dishes, going to church.
February 14. St. Valentine's Day
The Day of lovers, when we give presents and flowers to our sweethearts.
March 8. International Women's Day
This day is hugely popular among women in Ukraine as they receive flowers and chocolates from the men they know. They should not do any housework on this day. It is recommended to send flowers and some gifts to all your Ukrainian ladies. It will be highly appreciated as it is considered to be a sign of your attention (or lack of attention).
Easter Day
comes according to the lunar calendar. It could fall on any Sunday in April or May and is full of lovely traditions. Eggs are boiled and then painted brightly in different colours. Very special sweet Easter bread is baked, full of raisins. Often people will take food like the eggs and bread to the church to be blessed by a priest on Easter night. This is the day to stop and think about Jesus Christ's death for our salvation, about what we have to do to improve ourselves and the life around us.
May 1-2
Originally the Day of International Solidarity of Workers, it became just a holiday of spring though communists make their traditional demonstrations on that day.
August 24. Independence Day
In 1991 independence was proclaimed and Ukraine became a Sovereign state. A very important holiday.
