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1. Ukrainian holidays

2. A merry Christmas
• In Ukraine people prepare for Christmas
on the second of January. Before
Christmas people try to do all their
important work. Also housewives clean the
house, buy new things and tablecloth. By
the way, people cook 12 meatless dishes.
For example: kytia, beans, mushrooms,
patties with cabbage, vareniki, holubtsi…

3. • There is a small custom. All memebers of
the family must be at home. If somebody
is absent, people put two plates on the
table

4. • After it, people always sings Christmas
carols, some of them, especially people
from Volyn, Podillya, Galichina spend
divination. And next day they go to the
church. So Ukrainian people love to
celebrate Christmas.

5. St. Nicholas Day
• This holiday is celebrated on nineteenth of
December. This day children look for
presents under their pillows. This holiday
got it name from Saint Mycola, who helped
poor people and did it in a secret. So
children always look forward this holiday.