Traditions and everyday life in UkraineFestivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in Ukraine. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
7 keepsakes from Ukraine
High school in Ukraine is from 9th to 11th grades. There are some types of schools: usual school, gymnasium or lyceum. Gymnasiums and lyceums are better than usual school, but sometimes the education there is paid. I’m studying…
Shared by Olessia
Masnyt'sya (from: мастити - to spread butter) is a celebration of incoming spring. It's one of the traditions that hasn't changed from it's pagan form to christian. It dates back as far as IV century and became widespread after…
Shared by UkrainianBoi
Ukrainian embroidery is a form of folk decorative art among Ukrainians; an ornamental or figurative design on fabric or leather, created using various hand or machine stitches. It is one of the most common types of handicraft…
Shared by yaarosllav
Traditional Ukrainian mass events, that historically were a common type of social entertainment (mostly in villages): people gathered to sing, dance and communicate. Nowadays this tradition is still alive in some universities and…
Shared by llunnaa
Every country has its own independence day. Usually, on this day, men wear vyshyvanka and women wear a flower crown in Ukraine. People recall fighters for independence and pay their respect to them by singing, dancing, and…
Shared by Pasha Obyhod
It is a traditional Ukrainian shirt or dress, often embroidered with intricate patterns that hold symbolic meanings. The designs can represent various regions of Ukraine, and the colors and motifs might carry specific…
Shared by Goth angel
Khortytsia national park in Zaporozhye. Beautiful Ukrainian fields, rivers, forge of Cossack army, a movement of freedom, defenders of fatherland
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