Each holiday is interesting in its way but all of them are good and merry

wedding

After the Christianization of the Ukrainians have long been considered a church marriage (wedding) a kind of legal necessity. So after the wedding the young often lived separately from their families, as long as this does not play a wedding. The Holy Synod called such behavior is sinful, accusing Young of adultery.Therefore, in the 19th century, the church allowed to perform weddings and wedding in one day, united, so that folk and religious marriage

July 7 - Ivan Kupala

At the end of festivities can go home, but on this evening is not over. There is a legend about a magical fern flower, which will open all earthly wealth. But just look for it must be night, and he is protected by dark forces.Also at dawn you can walk barefoot on the dew Kupala. Herbs in this day have healing properties.

The tradition of giving Easter eggs has been around for a long time. Who made it into the culture of Ukraine has not been fully understood. It is believed that this could be the Persians, the inhabitants of Asia Minor, probably. But one thing is for sure - the egg symbolizes the beginning of all life, the divine principle.The inhabitants of Asia Minor on the egg represented the goddess Cybele of all living things. There is another theory about which the tradition is to paint the eggs from the time of Tripoli culture (3-1 millennium BC). Because the tribes who lived on the territory of Ukraine, led a settled life and grown plants, fruits and vegetables in the patterns of Easter eggs you can see a lot of plant motifs. Animal symbolism is also present on the eggs and the mean hope of our ancestors (birds, pets). Only later, after the baptism of Russia, on the egg began to appear religious symbols.

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Ukrainian cuisine

Ukrainian cuisine is widely known for their originality and originality. Its traditions and identity led to the fact that, despite the huge number of Ukrainian national appetizers, soups and desserts, each dish are inherent in the features that distinguish this kitchen recipe and make it tasty and healthy dishes.

At present, Ukrainian cuisine is not only not forgotten, but on the contrary, is constantly updated with new recipes based on its best traditions. None Ukrainian mistress is no question that to prepare for unexpected guests, that they were fat and happy of her hospitality.

Main dishes of Ukrainian cuisine - these are different kinds of borscht, dumplings, dumplings, dumplings, stuffed pork and some others. The primary features of the national cuisine of Ukraine, first of all, the most commonly used foods (bacon, pork, wheat flour, beet, etc.), as well as a special cooking technique, which is the total heat-treated dishes, including a main component and a few extra. A striking example of this dish - it's soup, which consists of beets and more than twenty additional products, shielding her taste.

Most often in the national cuisine of Ukraine used lard, which is used as a separate dish, and as an additional ingredient or seasoning. Other foods, typical of this kitchen, and can also act as a garnish and as a shielding element. Recipes of fat in the Ukrainian cuisine is quite diverse: it is used raw, pickled, fried, as greaves, etc. In short, if a Ukrainian lady is fat, she never will think what to cook their guests.

In addition, Ukrainian cuisine is characterized by a lot bakery products, which are prepared mainly from unleavened dough. Dumplings, Grechanik, dumplings, Shuliko, cakes and other pastries are able to impress with its taste of even the most fastidious.

Each of us has ever tasted in my life real Ukrainian borsch. Despite the fact that this dish is known from the chronicles, and even birch-bark scrolls, that Ukraine has become the most popular soup. What are its only ingredients are not cooked. To date, among the highest demand gourmet Ukrainian borscht red and green. First you can prepare all year round, and the second is mainly served in the warm season.Ukrainian cuisine also offers a large selection of soups, which are prepared from a variety of meats.Widespread Ukrainian soups, pork and beef. As for vegetables, soups used potatoes, beets, cabbage and other low-cost and readily available components. On our site you can learn different recipes for Ukrainian borscht, soup, gruel, and other traditional dishes.
Among the main dishes in the kitchen leading Ukrainian dish of potatoes and cereals. This is explained by the fact that the territory of Ukraine is widely cultivated wheat, rye, buckwheat, and potatoes, beets and other vegetables. Second course - it's cereal, casseroles, grandmother, and various baked vegetables.Ukrainian cuisine is rich in trace elements and high calorie. In our harsh climate of the organism spends a large number of energy for heating, so the flow should be enhanced to compensate for food. Therefore, the second Ukrainian dishes often include pork, beef or chicken. Eggs and fish are also an integral part of many dishes.
For dessert, Ukrainian cuisine offers a variety of confectionery products, prepared on the basis of berries, fruits and dairy products. Preserves and jams, jams and compotes, cream and cheese Paschi - this is an incomplete list of those dishes that offer gourmet cooks Ukrainian cuisine. In summer and autumn there is an abundance of fruits and vegetables during this period, the table can help to diversify the third Ukrainian dishes. The site presents many recipes for desserts of the most common and readily available components. Cherry compote, raspberry jam and stewed fruit drinks are the most famous Ukrainian cuisine.

National costumes

Traditional costumes of every nation is one of the most common species of his art. People's clothing is easy forms, harmony silhouette, richness and variety of ornaments, rich flavor. It is clearly the ability of craftsmen using simple logic of organically combining practicality and beauty. Folk outfit includes a single artistic practice group art cutting, weaving, embroidery, applique, weaving, leather, metal and more.

Richness of dress many regions of Ukraine was bright, white, enriched with vibrant colors wool plakhta, zapasok, belts, wreaths, red beads and ribbons. Richness of the benefit of red-black-blue decoration typical of the Central Dnieper. Interesting brightly decorated with rich embroidered shirts Kyiv, Cherkasy region. Shirts Poltava mostly embroidered cutting, brass, strings of white or gray. In Podolia and Bukovina were predominantly red and black, yellow and blue embroidery. Zatkani red shirt Volyn perfectly combined with red-yellow-green and we skirt and brightly embroidered kusanamy. Despite the diversity of cut, colorist decisions specific to certain regions of Ukraine, it is clearly subordinate individual local types of clothing and furnishing a single ensemble, typical for Ukrainian folk costume.Many rational people making art cut and trim used in clothes complexes, formed the traditional basis of the Ukraine during the years of Soviet power. We have great examples of clothing in different parts of our republic, where organically intertwined traditional forms and decoration of new materials.
Modern artists, designers constantly seek the best examples of national dress. Ornament, color pattern, embroidery, lace, structural shapes people's clothes reflected in modern art modeling costume, distinctive and unique in each country. This is not a simple reflection, repetition of past forms, its proportions and color combinations and creative inheritance of progressive traditions in dress with regard to the level of industrial development, technology and new, fundamentally different from the past life of Soviet people. Interestingly, now expanded geographic range of existence of Ukrainian traditional additions to clothing. Almost across the country today are included in the ensemble of clothing Patterned towels gloves uzoropleteni handbags, jewelry tree, necklace, bracelet, Brooch, buttons, belts, made by Ukrainian masters. Samples of Ukrainian folk costumes are kept in museums of our republic.Over its history and development of working scientists and ethnographers. It is an inexhaustible source for designers who are successfully using traditions of Ukrainian costume in modern clothes.