Ukrainian traditions

Borscht () is a sour soup, made with meat stock, vegetables and seasonings, common in Eastern Europe, Central Europe and Northern Asia. In English, the word borscht, borrowed via Yiddish, is most often associated with the variant of the soup originating in Ukraine, made with red beetroots as one of the main ingredients, which give the dish its distinctive red color. The same name, however, is also used for a wide selection of sour-tasting soups without beetroots, such as sorrel-based green borscht, rye-based white borscht, and cabbage borscht.

Maslenitsa (; ; ; ), also known as Butter Lady, Butter Week, Crepe week, or Cheesefare Week, is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday which has retained a number of elements of Slavic mythology in its ritual. It is celebrated during the last week before Great Lent; that is, the eighth week before Eastern Orthodox Pascha, equivalent to the West's Sexagesima.

East-Slavic folk holiday in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Russia

thumb|Vasily Tropinin, Lady from [[Podolia, before 1821. A woman in vyshyvanka]] thumb|Basic structure of garment

egg decorating tradition in Slavic countries

Christmas celebrations and traditions in Ukraine

thumb|Side road effigy during Dożynki festival near Wrocław Dożynki (Dozhinki, , , ; , Prachystaya; ; ; Dormition) is a Slavic harvest festival. In pre-Christian times the feast usually fell on the autumn equinox, in modern times it is usually celebrated on one of the Sundays following the end of the harvest season, which fall on different days in different regions of Europe.

traditional embroidery styles of Ukraine

Śmigus-dyngus () or lany poniedziałek () is a celebration held on Easter Monday across Central Europe, and in small parts of Eastern and Southern Europe. The Eastertide tradition is widely associated with Poland in English-speaking countries and is observed by Polish diaspora communities, particularly among Polish Americans who call it Dyngus Day. Customs surrounding Śmigus-dyngus celebrate the arrival of Christianity in Poland. A similar tradition also exists among Hungarians, the Easter sprinkling called (sprinkling) and in Slovakia, called oblievačka (the pouring).

thumbnail|Konstantin Trutovsky. Koliaduvannia in Ukraine. 1864 thumbnail|Koliaduvannia in Lviv, Ukraine. City festival. 2012 thumbnail|Koledari near Sofia in the mid. of the 20th century. Koliadari or koliadnyky () are Slavic traditional performers of a ceremony called celebration of Koliada, a kind of Christmas caroling. It is associated with Koliada (Calends), a celebration incorporated later into Christmas.

Slavic folk Christianity holiday

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Malanka (, or ) is a Ukrainian folk holiday celebrated on 31 December, which is New Year's Eve in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Formerly it was celebrated on 13 January corresponding to 31 December in the Julian calendar (see Old New Year). The festivities were historically centred around house-to-house visiting by groups of young men, costumed as characters from a folk tale of pre-Christian origin, as well as special food and drink. The context of the rituals has changed, but some elements continue to the present.

Traditional meal in some European cultures

traditional Slavic carnival

Slavic folk Christianity holiday

Slavic holiday. Folk Christianity

thumb|320x320px|Carlton Alfred Smith, Christmas Eve In Slavic traditions, a Polaznik is the first guest (sometimes called the "divine guest") who comes to a house at Christmas or on some holiday between St. Demetrius day and Epiphany to bring luck, prosperity, health, and wealth for the coming year. Less frequently, the role of the polaznik is taken over by an animal, which is brought into the house, which is also supposed to bring luck. The ritual is known mainly to Ukrainians, Poles, Slovaks, Slovenes, Serbs, Croats, and Bulgarians. It is believed that the polaznik is a messenger of the ance