Malanka
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Malanka (, or ) is a Ukrainian folk holiday celebrated on 31 December, which is New Year's Eve in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Formerly it was celebrated on 13 January corresponding to 31 December in the Julian calendar (see Old New Year). The festivities were historically centred around house-to-house visiting by groups of young men, costumed as characters from a folk tale of pre-Christian origin, as well as special food and drink. The context of the rituals has changed, but some elements continue to the present.
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Malanka
- Holiday.type
- ethnic
- Holiday.image
- Андриолли_Вождение-козы.jpg
- Holiday.caption
- Goat guiding
- Holiday.alt
- An elaborate line-drawing of a man presenting a goat surrounded by other men and children
- Holiday.date
- 31 December
- Holiday.duration
- 1 day
- Holiday.frequency
- annual
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- Красноїльська Маланка. Буковина. 2021 рік.jpg
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- Malanka (slavic festival)
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13 sectionsContents
- Origins and history
- Name
- Ukrainian traditions
- Geography of celebrations
- Food
- Rituals
- Costumes
- Malanka celebrations in North America
- Among early settlers
- Modernized celebrations
- In modern popular culture
- References
- External links
Malanka (, or ) is a Ukrainian folk holiday celebrated on 31 December, which is New Year's Eve in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Formerly it was celebrated on 13 January corresponding to 31 December in the Julian calendar (see Old New Year). The festivities were historically centred around house-to-house visiting by groups of young men, costumed as characters from a folk tale of pre-Christian origin, as well as special food and drink. The context of the rituals has changed, but some elements continue to the present.
== Origins and history ==