page_title: Kolyadka
hierarchical_section_title: Kolyadka
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Репродукция с картины М. Гермашева «Со звездой». Издана фирмой «Ришар», отпечатана в типографии товарищества «Р.Голике и А.Вильборг». Петроград, 1916 г.
context_page_description: Kolyadka are traditional songs usually sung in Eastern Slavic, Central Europe and Eastern Europe countries during the Christmas holiday season which is typically between January 7 and 14. At the same time Ukrainians sing kolyadkas and schedrivkasuk between December 19 and January 19. Catholic Christians and Protestants living in these countries sing kolyadkas on and near Christmas Eve. It is believed that everything sung about will come true.
  Singing Kolyadkas is a very common tradition in modern Ukraine. Additionally Kolyadkas are often sung in countries where big diasporas are present, including Ukrainians which live in Canada.
context_section_description: Kolyadka (Ukrainian: колядка, Russian: колядка, Czech: koleda, Bulgarian: коледарска песен, Romanian: colindă) are traditional songs usually sung in Eastern Slavic, Central Europe and Eastern Europe countries (Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech, Poland, Bulgaria, Belarus, Russia, Romania) during the Christmas holiday season which is typically between January 7 and 14. At the same time Ukrainians sing kolyadkas and schedrivkasuk between December 19 and January 19. Catholic Christians and Protestants living in these countries sing kolyadkas on and near Christmas Eve. It is believed that everything sung about will come true.
  Singing Kolyadkas is a very common tradition in modern Ukraine. Additionally Kolyadkas are often sung in countries where big diasporas are present, including Ukrainians which live in Canada (1 251 170 persons).
caption: M. Germashev. «With a Star». 1916
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