Similar to other mountain regions, the basic task related to land use in the Ukrainian Carpathians is herding. It shares several features with other regions of the Carpathians as well as a cultural...
The origin of the symbol is lost in the darkness of history, somewhere in the Proto-Indo-European times, when the common history of many contemporary people begins. A rosette, a six-pointed hexagonal...
Boykos’ traditional spiritual culture is rich and varied. This also fully applies to the area of calendar habits and rituals. At some time, the particular areas of the Boyko region were studied...
Folk demonology of Boyko region is rich and varied.Beliefs in wraiths, witches,nymphs, werewolves, lords of clouds and other spirits and supernatural beings are an integral part of ideological...
The Hutsuls have not been regarded as quiet people. The name, which was used to describe the entire Hutsul ethnic group, became popular in the 19th century and if it was derived from the old Slavic...
Hustuls (Ukr. Гуцули, Ro. Huțuli) is an ethnic group of highlanders living in part of the Eastern Carpathians – Gorgany, Chornohora, Svydovets, Marmorian Carpathians, Połoniny...
Hutsul ceramics have a long tradition. They have become popular already in the nineteenth century, when they became known and exported in significant quantities outside the region. At that time, the...
Does every marketplace in this part of the world look the same? Yes, to some extent. We will find stalls with household appliances: pots, knives, brushes, cheap clothes that came directly from China....
Hutsul culture is art and handicraft; ceramics, woodcarving products, wonderful fabrics: kilims, napkins, lizhnycks, embroidered sweatshirts, shirts, scarves and metal products: buckles, crosses and...
The first train arrived at the Majdan station in January 1898. Initially, a standard-gauge railway has been built here, but then, it was decided to build a narrow-gauge railway. This option has...
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