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A didukh (Ukrainian: дідух), is a Ukrainian Christmas decoration; made from a sheaf of wheat, it is a symbolic sacrifice taken from the autumn harvest. "Didukh" literally means "grandfather spirit". Didukhy are traditionally made from the first or the last stalks of wheat reaped during the year.
They also decorate Christmas trees with artificial spider webs. [11] The tradition of using tinsel is also said to be because of this story. [3] [2] [12] According to Lubow Wolynetz, folk art curator at the Ukrainian Museum, New York City, the tradition is Ukrainian and dates back to the late 1800s or early 1900. [13]
Traditional Ukrainian Christmas festivities last from December 24 to January 6, the date of the celebration of the baptism of Jesus, which known in Ukraine as Vodokhreshche or Yordan, [6] according to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), [7] the Catholic Church (including Latin and Ukrainian Greek Catholics [8]), and most Protestants.
Whether your style is modern, traditional, or rustic, there's a homemade Christmas ornament on this list that's perfect for you. Get even more ornament inspo: DIY Photo Ornaments to Make Your Tree ...
Sheet Music Christmas Ornament. Make it while listening to: "Away in a Manger" If you love traditional Christmas carols such as "Away In a Manger," this DIY holiday craft is right up your alley ...
A traditional Ukrainian pysanka with a berehynia motif. The goddess motif is an ancient one, and most commonly found in Ukrainian pysanky from Bukovina, Polesia or Podillia. In Ukrainian tradition, the Berehynia was believed to be the source of life and death. On the one hand, she is a life giving mother, the creator of heaven and all living ...
Ukrainians in Lviv celebrate Christmas with traditional Koliada festival "The flash of Christmas star". See also: Public holidays in Ukraine Social gatherings like Vechornytsi have a long history in Ukrainian culture, and so do traditional holidays like Ivan Kupala Night , Masliana (Masnytsia), Koliaduvannia , and Malanka , where people gather ...
Christmas ornaments, baubles, globes, "Christmas bulbs", or "Christmas bubbles" are decoration items, usually to decorate Christmas trees. These decorations may be woven , blown ( glass or plastic ), molded ( ceramic or metal ), carved from wood or expanded polystyrene , or made by other techniques.