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Ukrainian folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in Ukraine and among ethnic Ukrainians. The earliest examples of folklore found in Ukraine is the layer of pan-Slavic folklore that dates back to the ancient Slavic mythology of the Eastern Slavs. Gradually, Ukrainians developed a layer of their own distinct folk culture. [1]
Oak is a sacred tree of the Slavonic world, a symbol of life, of the sun, of eternity of being, of the age and structure of the universe (the "world tree"). [5] Cherry is a symbol of the world tree, life; the symbol of Ukraine, native land; mother; bride. [8] Violet is a symbol of fun and joy, a unity of a couple, forest violets signify sorrow.
The culture of Ukraine is composed of the material and spiritual values of the Ukrainian people that has formed throughout the history of Ukraine.Strong family values and religion, alongside the traditions of Ukrainian embroidery and folk music are integral aspects of the country's culture.
As of December 2024, seven items from Ukraine are inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Lists, [5] and three items — embroidery technique 'white-in white' of the town Reshetylivka in Poltava region, Rivne region tradition of the Polissia Dudka-Vykrutka, and safeguarding practice of the "Tradition of the Generous ...
The Native Ukrainian National Faith (Ukrainian: Рі́дна Украї́нська Націона́льна Ві́ра, Rídna Ukrayíns'ka Natsionál'na Víra; widely known by the acronym РУНВі́ра, RUNVira), also called Sylenkoism (Силенкоїзм) or Sylenkianism (Силенкіянство), and institutionally also known as the Church of Ukrainian Native Faith or Church of ...
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Islam in Ukraine is the second largest religion after Christianity. Islam in the lands of Ukraine is hundreds of years old, but it has a long and complicated history here. Historically, there were two main ways of spreading Islam in Ukraine: the eastern (North Caucasus) and southern (Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire).
The site was originally listed in 2007 as the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians, shared by Slovakia and Ukraine, extended in 2011 to include the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany, and further extended in 2017 and 2021 to include forests in a total of 18 countries. In Ukraine, 13 forest reserves are listed (Synevyr pictured). [10]