Traditions
This is the official date of New Year all over the world
January 1st
Main figure who brings gifts to Ukrainian children on New Year’s Eve
Sviatyi Mykolai or Santa Klaus both are fine
Bing Crosby classic that begins “It’s beginning to look a lot like…”
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Jolly old man in red suit who brings presents
Santa Claus
Cookies that have all kinds of christmas thing drawn on them with glazing
Christmas cookies
Country famous for giving red envelopes with money at Lunar New Year
China
Traditional 12-dish meatless Christmas Eve dinner before New Year in Ukraine
Sviata Vecheria
Wham! hit from 1984 that starts “_____________, I gave you my heart”
Last Christmas
Green tree decorated with lights and ornaments
Christmas tree
Ukrainian Christmas (not only christmas) Eve dumplings filled with mushrooms, cabbage or potatoes
Varenyky
Ukrainian food: making this sweet wheat porridge (oats) with poppy seeds and honey
Kutia
Ukrainian name for the "Old New Year" celebrated January 14
Malanka
Mariah Carey’s 1994 hit New Years song in which she tells us about one thing she wants for christmas
All I want for christmas is you
Colored or white electric lights strung on the Christmas tree
Christmas lights
Braided ceremonial Christmas bread served in Ukraine
kalach
Ukrainian children sing these special carols on Old New Year for treats and money
Schedrivky
Traditional Ukrainian New Year song often sung around the table
Shchedryi Vechir
1958 Bobby Helms song famous for the chorus about bells that “rock”
Jingle Bells Rock
Sweet curved, stirped with red and white, made from caramel candy
Candy Cane
Cookies left out for Santa with milk
cookies
Ukrainian tradition: celebrating "Old New Year" on this date
January 14
On New Year’s Eve in Ukraine, Ded Moroz is always helped by this granddaughter
Snihurochka
Traditional English carol that ends with “and a Happy New Year”
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Bright exploding lights in the sky that many cities shoot on New Year’s Eve (often mistaken for Christmas)
fireworks
Baked spiced cookies shaped like little men
gingerbread men