Folk and Kutia Festival in Ternopil

A folk festival will be held January 15-16, 2011 in the Lemkivska Village open-air museum of the Monastyrskyj region of the Ternopil Oblast.

Traditionally a Ukrainian summer festival of Lemko culture Bells of Lemkivshchyna is held here.

According to the Ternopil Oblast State Administration, members and guests will have the opportunity to participate in the Christmas Lemko ceremonies, sing carols with folk collectives from Ternopil and its neighboring areas, see the ceremonies of Malanka, and ride in a horse-drawn sleigh.

Another highlight of the holiday will be the festival of kutia (sweet grain pudding). Participants of the festival will be offered to taste kutia made in different Lemko regions.