Winter holidays

Ukrainian Christmas traditions: food, carols and nativity scenes

December and January in Ukraine are winter holiday months, brimming with colourful costumes, memorable events, and abundant group singing. One of these holidays is Christmas, and its celebration traditions are interwoven with rites from pre-Christian times.

National Minorities

Krymchaks of Ukraine. Who are they?

Krymchaks are an indigenous people of Ukraine that emerged on the Crimean Peninsula alongside Crimean Tatars and Karaites. Their primary distinguishing feature is their faith: they practice Orthodox Judaism with Krymchak prayer rituals. The Krymchak population has always...