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January 7–9, 2012: Celebration of Ukrainian Donut “Pampukh” to Take Place in Lviv
The fifth city celebration of the national Ukrainian donut – pampukh – will unfold in western Ukrainian city of Lviv. The event will be timed with celebration of the Orthodox Christmas. The program of the festival includes creating the world’s largest Christmas pampukh. The Guinness World Records will register the piece of pastry as such. The huge donut will be composed of 50,000 small donuts.
January 7–8, 2012: Ethnic Festival Kraina Mriy (Dreamland) Goes Christmas
The popular folk festival Kraina Mriy will revive Christmas traditions in a celebration at the ethnic center Mamayeva Sloboda in Kyiv. The event is organized by a renowned Ukrainian ethnic rock musician Oleg Skrypka. The artist is famous for his contribution to revitalizing of the culture of the Ukrainian people.
January 8–29, 2012: Koliada Festival to Take Place in Rivne Region
Western Ukrainian region of Rivne (Rivnenshchina) will host the Slavic Koliada festival. The event will welcome groups of participants from different regions of Ukraine as well as from neighboring Poland and Belarus, according to the Rivne city administration.
January 10, 2012: Olympic Flame to Pass Through Uzhhorod
Athletes will carry the Olympic Flame through the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod on January 10, 2012. The opening of the sports competition in Uzhhorod dedicated to the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics (to be held in Innsbruck, Austria, on January 13-22, 2012) will precede the torch relay.
January 13, 2012: How About 100 Kilograms of Stuffed Dumplings for Holidays?
The holiday celebrations in Poltava will continue on January 13, 2012, with the festival Novorichni vechornytsi. The event is timed with the folk holiday Malanka. 100 kilograms of varenyky – traditional Ukrainian food that is a kind of stuffed dumpling characteristic of Ukrainian cuisine – are planned to be cooked during the event.
January 13–14, 2012: Lviv Will Rock Up Christmas Carols
On January 13-14, 2012, Ukrainian rock bands will perform traditional in the country Christmas carols – koliadky at the second annual Rock-Koliada festival. The artists rearranged the music pieces in order to adopt them to rock music style. The festival is an ethno-rock event that connects the past and the present, incorporating Ukrainian cultural heritage into present-day artistic trends, according to the Rock-Koliada organizers.
January 19, 2012: Traditional Baptism of Jesus Celebration to Make a Splash in Kyiv
Winter swimmers will once again become the stars of the day on January 19, 2012. The Baptism of Jesus celebration that will take place at the Mamaeva Sloboda complex on the day will involvetraditional for the holiday bathing in ice cold waters of the local lake Krasavytsia.
January 22, 2012: Ukraine Joins World Snow Day Celebration for the First Time
Ukraine will become the 39th country in the world that celebrates World Snow Day (on January 22, 2012). Numerous events all over the country will mark the date. Besides the capital, various activities dedicated to the Day will take place in eastern Ukrainian cities Kharkiv and Donets’k, in the Crimea and Carpathian mountains, as well as western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
January 30, 2012: Balkan Brass Battle to Deploy on Kyiv’s Stage
Fanfare Ciocarlia vs. Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar: the two gypsy style brass bands that claim to be the best of a kind, at least in the Balkans, will engage in a battle on Kyiv’s stage. The Romanian and the Serbian bands will fight for the title of the kings of Balkan brass music.