Ukrainian Folk Painting

Place and significance in the countryside; the relationship with ornament; the ritual and semantic nature; the diversity of stories and genres ...

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Folk Cuisine

In traditional society, there existed folk knowledge and practices pertaining to cooking that included the following categories: the primary techniques for processing food, the everyday ...

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Folk Medicine

 Folk medicine is an important component of a people’s ethnic culture. Based on the empirical knowledge of past generations and  folk experience, there are elaborate ...

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Folk religion

Folk religion (also known as rural/village religion) is the complex of folk knowledge, mythological ideas, and ritual practices that have religious significance for their ...

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Folk Songs in Rural Ukraine

There is a stereotype that singing is a significant characteristic of Ukrainian people. There is some truth in this, especially when you look at the recent history of the Ukrainian folk ...

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The Regional and Cultural Mosaic of a Ukrainian Wedding

In an agrarian society, starting a new family has long been considered the culmination point of one’s life. A wedding is a rite that accompanied marriage ...

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