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Ukrainian Rockabilly – Ukrabilly

June 28th, 2007

The term “rockabilly” is a portmanteau of “rock” and “hillbilly”, the latter a reference to the country music.
The term “ukrabilly” is a portmanteau of “ukrainian” and “rockabilly”, the latter a reference to the ukrainian rockabilly music :-)

Currently there are 2 the most famoust ukrabilly bands – “Ot Vinta” and “Mad Heads”, enjoy it guys!

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“Blessed Virgin” phenomenon on the old tree’s bark in Bryn

June 27th, 2007
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TRADITIONAL UKRAINIAN DRESS

June 27th, 2007

Folk costume is a basic element of a country’s culture and craft, closely tied with its whole history. Vasyl Boiko, a fellow at the Institute of Art, Folklore and Ethnography of the Academy of Arts and Science of Ukraine, writes that folk costume “distinguishes itself through its originality and the wealth of regional variations… The Ukrainian costume is a genuine encyclopedia of the people’s creativity. In it are synthesized the folk arts of weaving, style, sewing, adornment (embroidery, applique, trimming, etc.).”
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