Holidays and Customshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/exclusive/holidays_and_customshttp://risu.org.ua/php_uploads/images/sitecontent/ContentFileLogo_EN_5.gifRISUhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/exclusive/holidays_and_customs16984http://risu.org.ua/en/index/exclusive/holidays_and_customs/46234/Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:53:05 +0300Ukrainian Christmas traditionsAmong the Ukrainians, the most beloved of all festivities is Christmas which covers a cycle of important fest days, centering around family and agricultural modes of life, is very colourful, being the most important part of Christmas.Holidays and Customshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/exclusive/holidays_and_customs/41119/velykyj_pist_tradytsijiTue, 08 Mar 2011 14:32:38 +0300Lent as our gift to GodOn Monday, the Orthodox Christians started the Lent which will last for seven weeks. What is a fast, why is it observed and how should one do it?Holidays and Customshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/culture/religious_holidays/40082/Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:28:16 +0300Feast of Circumcision of Our Lord celebratedThe churches that follow the Julian Calendar mark the feasts of Circumcision of the Lord and the Holy Name of Jesus on January 14. On the same day, they commemorate one of the church fathers, St. Basil the Great.Religious holidays and traditionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/exclusive/holidays_and_customs/17851/Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:43:00 +0300Annual cycle of church holy days is a system of spiritual self-perfection bringing us closer to holinessOleksandr KOZLOVSKYI (Ukrinform) and Archimandrite YEVSTRATII (Zoria) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) talk about the liturgical year and the significance of holy days in the life of Christians.Holidays and Customshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/exclusive/holidays_and_customs/4453/Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:21:00 +0300Crimean Tatars Celebrate Kurban-Bairam“On January 20 the whole Muslim world is celebrating the Holiday of Sacrifice. The Crimean Tatars name this holiday Kurban-Bairam,” Elzara Abdurmanova writes .Holidays and Customs