Shrovetide is a farewell to winter and a solemn meeting of a beautiful woman - spring. Her celebration among the Gentiles was associated with the glorification of the Sun God Yarila, and after the adoption of Christianity, she became the last stage of preparation for Lent.

The traditions and customs of Ukraine on Shrovetide have come to us from the depths of centuries. Our ancestors celebrated this holiday in the springtime, when nature woke up from a winter dream. The meeting of spring was accompanied by fun festivities, baking of golden pancakes.

The traditions and customs of Ukraine on Shrovetide have come to us from the depths of centuries. Our ancestors celebrated this holiday in the springtime, when nature woke up from a winter dream. The meeting of spring was accompanied by fun festivities, baking of golden pancakes.

Shrovetide is a farewell to winter and a solemn meeting of a beautiful woman - spring. Her celebration among the Gentiles was associated with the glorification of the Sun God Yarila, and after the adoption of Christianity, she became the last stage of preparation for Lent.

Novika! The Mriya enterprise in the Kharkiv region is today one of the best agricultural enterprises in Ukraine. Here they are engaged in dairy cattle breeding, pig breeding, fishing and even grow exotic birds - ostriches!

Author's tour to Europe for children's groups and corporate customers. We live throughout the tour in a hotel in Debrecen, relax and bathe in thermal springs, visit immediately 3 countries - Romania, Hungary and Slovakia.

Fascinating excursion-quest during which we learn a lot of interesting things about Kharkov doors, locks, keys and, of course, about people who lived in our city in the distant and recent past.

“La!”, “Tyu ?!”, “Shaw? ...” It sounds almost French, isn't it ?! These funny words were invented by Kharkovites, who have long been known as funny and witty people. They embody their eccentric ideas not only in the art of words, but also in many other things - for example, in sculpture.

Is genius and hooliganism compatible? Sure! After all, the one and the other is a challenge to the ordinary. Trying to rise above the gray and the routine, the geniuses realize themselves in the works, creating their own "pineapples in champagne" - bright, memorable masterpieces, while remaining ordinary people with their weaknesses, bad habits and uneasy characters.