Celebration of Kolyads in Belarus

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Celebration of Kolyads in Belarus

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• On our land, carols have long been the main winter
holiday. Previously given holiday symbolized the
beginning of a new year: both agricultural and solar.
Celebrate carols The Belarusian people began on
January 6 and ended on January 19 (according to the
new calendar). For carols, just like for many other
holidays, they prepared in advance: they slaughtered
a pig. Be sure to do a general cleaning of the whole
house, create new beautiful outfits for yourself and go
to bathhouse to wash thoroughly and celebrate the
holiday clean.

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Belarusian spring holiday "Maslenitsa"

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• One of the oldest Slavic holidays is Maslenitsa. this
holiday has its roots in pagan times and is associated
with the farewell of winter. During Maslenitsa it is
customary to have fun and rejoice in leaving the cold
season and the arrival of spring. In folk festivities, as a
rule, there is a large Maslenitsa effigy, personifying
winter, which is burned at the stake. Pancakes - a
traditional dish Belarus, which is definitely worth trying
on this holiday.

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Easter in Belarus

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• One of the most important Christian holidays in Belarus is Easter (or
vyalikdzen). This holiday is associated with a large number of different
rituals and traditions, many of which are still being performed. For
more than 2 thousand years, the resurrection of Jesus Christ has
been celebrated on this day. This important day for believers is
accompanied by the end of strict fasting. At Easter, it is customary to
bake cakes, make pasting and paint eggs – these are mandatory
attributes of the holiday. And it is also advisable to attend the all–night
service on this holiday and see the procession - a truly fascinating
sight. Loved The entertainment at Easter was a game of cue balls:
they checked whose egg was stronger. In addition, in some regions
they liked to roll eggs: if an egg rolled off a hillock knocked down
another, then the player took it for himself. In the evening, the
volochebniks went home and sang Easter songs, in which they
praised the owners,wished them happiness and goodness. Greeting
on Easter was not accepted, it was necessary to say: "Christ is
risen!", and the answer was "truly risen!"

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Dozhinki and Kupala in Belarus

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• DOZHINKI, the harvest festival, is widely celebrated these days, with
a large number of entertainment events, the sale of agricultural
products and the awarding of the work of the best farmers. A large
number of people come to this holiday to take part in it, eat delicious
Belarusian food and relax.
• KUPALA, the summer solstice holiday, is also not ignored by our
people. The day of joy and fun is accompanied by round dances and
jumping over bonfires. Girls who want to find a groom, weave wreaths
and let them go down the river

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Gromnitsy

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• GROMNITSA is a winter holiday that has come to us since pagan
times. In the church calendar, it is celebrated on February 2 by
Catholics, and on February 15 by Orthodox. This is a very ancient
holiday, it has its roots in pagan times, on this day sacrifices were
made to the god of Peru (thunderer). After the thunder, you can hear
the first thunder, foreshadowing the imminent arrival of heat. There
was a belief associated with the first thunder that "if the thunder
grymits on the leaves, then the bagats are ugly." It will be a hungry
year if the first thunder falls on a bare forest. Hearing the first thunder,
It was said that this perun would expel evil spirits from the earth.
Later, the holidays coincided with the church feast of Candlemas.
However, in the folk tradition, the church "strachanne" received a
bright additional shade and began to be perceived as the meeting of
winter with spring