Vechornytsi

Vechornytsi traditionally began in late September, after the seasonal agricultural work was over.

During everyday parties, people created folk art objects like rushnyky while entertaining themselves by singing songs or telling jokes.

During festive vechornytsi, rich dinners were cooked, and there was music and dancing.

Here they not only entertained each other during long winter evenings but also met new people, communicated more closely, and found partners.

Even small remote farms could have a few houses for parties because it was a custom that brothers and sisters could not attend the same vechornytsi.