Today's episode is about New Year celebrations and traditions in Ukraine. New Year's Eve in Ukraine is called the Eve of Generosity, and the traditions on this day are a mix of Christian, Pagan, and simply Ukrainian traditions. Have a mystical, musical, and fun Ukrainian New Year's Eve.

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The music in today's episode are various Ukrainian shchedrivky performed by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine as part of the "Christmas Symphonies" project. The shchedrivky sung at the end are "Oh, is there or is there not?" (a folk song) and "Shchedryk" by Mykola Leontovych (sung by Viter Ukrainian Folk Choir).

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З Новим Роком! Happy New Year!