Easter
What season do we celebrate Easter?
Spring
What season is Ivana Kupala celebrated in?
Summer
Why do people celebrate the harvest?
To give thanks for the food and all the crops that were grown.
Who brings gifts to children in December?
St. Nicholas
What is the Ukrainian New Year's celebration called?
Malanka
What is a Paska?
Paska - sweet Ukrainian bread
What do people wear on their heads during Ivana Kupala?
Vinok - flower wreaths
What do farmers grow that is used to make bread?
Wheat
What do people sing when they visit homes during Christmas?
Christmas carols - Shchedryk, Nova Radist Stata, Dobryi Vechir Tobi, etc.
What do many people wear during Malanka?
Masks or costumes
What is a pysanka?
Pysanka - a decorated Ukrainian Easter egg
What do people traditionally jump over during Ivana Kupala?
A bonfire
What do farmers do during harvest season?
Gather crops
What food is traditionally served on Ukrainian Christmas Even that is made with wheat, poppy seeds, and honey?
Kutia
What is one animal that is often seen in Malanka celebrations?
A goat - leads the goat ritual by doing The Goat Dance.
What do many families bring to church on Easter to be blessed?
Their Easter basket
What magical flower do most people search for?
The fern flower
What is a Didukh made from?
Wheat or grain stalks
What is the name of the special wheat decoration that is displayed in Ukrainian homes on Christmas?
A Didukh
What do people often do while wearing costumes during Malanka?
What are two things that might be inside a Ukrainian Easter basket?
Paska, pysanka, kovbasa, butter, cheese, salt, horseradish, eggs, ham, a candle, etc.
What two traditions are celebrated during Ivana Kupala?
Making flower wreaths, jumping over bonfires, singing, dancing, looking for the fern flower, or floating wreaths on water.
Name two crops that is harvested in the fall:
Wheat, corn, apples, pumpkins, or sunflower
Name two Ukrainian Christmas traditions:
Singing carols, eating Kutia, decorating with a Didukh, having a Christmas Eve dinner, displaying the Christmas Star, or St. Nicholas bringing gifts.
Why do people celebrate Malanka?
To welcome the New Year and wish everyone good luck, happiness and good health.