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Ukraine’s Pagan Tradition
As the holiday season is nearing its end in Ukraine, it is always interesting to look at the pagan traditions that contributed to the present religious practices. It is not uncommon to have pagan origins for Christian holidays as the Christian events were often created as a substitute for an existing pagan tradition. Since Ukraine […]
Posted: January 3rd, 2007 under Carpathians, Religion, Events, Ethnic Groups, Kyiv, History.
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Halloween in Kyiv
I saw that the Kyiv Post has a short article on Halloween festivities in Kyiv. The article notes that Halloween started appearing in Ukraine about five years ago and has gained in popularity steadily. This is no surprise as it mirrors similar patterns throughout Europe. Also Ukraine, unlike some other European countries does not have […]
Posted: October 27th, 2006 under Religion, Events.
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