Hello to everyone here! Good Friday, that commemorates the passion and death of Jesus Christ, is today! Orthodox Christians name this day “Great and Holy Friday”. It is believed in Ukraine, that one must do nothing today but fast and pray only. To the beginning of the Good Friday Ukrainian ladies should finish kulichi baking and, of course, egg painting. In other words, world famous pysankas should be painted till Good Friday. Oh, don’t you know what does pysanka mean? Get ye reading! » Read more..
Pysanky – Ukrainian Easter Eggs
Special Lady this Week
Anna
Star sign: Leo
1. What can make you smile, even when you are upset?)
The happy smile of my children can make me always happy. I smile when I see them healthy and when I know that they are in safety. » Read more..
Ukrainian Easter Bread or Kulich
Hello to everyone! Easter week is already in its midst, and it is Great and Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday or best known as Maundy Thursday. According to the Bible, it marks the Last Supper of Jesus Christ together with His Apostles. In Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and some other Slavic countries this day is called Clean Thursday, and it is traditionally considered to be the day when people clean up their houses and bodies. » Read more..
A Few Things Happy People Do Not Believe
All of us would like to be happy. Somebody thinks that happiness is in wealth or in luxury car, in youth and beauty or in health. Someone supposes that happiness is something that comes suddenly; but there are people who tend to believe that happiness is a choosen way of life. They say, happy people have a lot in common. For example, a few things they do not believe to. » Read more..
How to Show a Lady that You Want to Ask Her for a Date
Of course, all people communicate with the help of speech, but apart from common words there are also non-verbal ways of communication, and you can use them, for example, to show a lady you like, that you want to ask her for a date. Besides, looking at her reaction on your signs, you will also understand whether your should proceed your plan or better step back and not to bother yourself. » Read more..
Can Anything Be Good in Distant Relations?
In modern epoch of Internet, nothing seems to be impossible anymore. We can purchase a car not going out of our house or study some difficult subject and receive a diploma not spending years in universities. But what about relations? Someone still thinks that starting them on the Internet is something not natural, and that everyone should meet face-to-face and to get acquainted the same way. But what if your real second half leaves thousands miles away from you? This makes distant relationship quite reasonable and, in addition, there are lots of positive sides in it. » Read more..
Palm Sunday
Hello to everyone! Today Ukrainians celebrate Palm (or Willow) Sunday, and you can see men and women, old and youth with willow branches in their hands today. Beautiful Ukrainian girls gladly take willow branches to churches to be blessed. Are you drenched today with some cold water? It’s Willow Sunday, when people coming out of the church are blessed with water and by tapping slightly one another with willow branches. It’s Willow Sunday, and it’s Easter in a week! » Read more..
Happy Cosmonautics Day!
That’s one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind.
– Neil Armstrong
Hello fellows! Today is Cosmonautics Day, one of the most memorable dates in Russia and some former USSR countries. Celebrated annually on April, 12, it was established as a holiday in 1962, next year after the remarkable event in the history of mankind. On April, 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, the major of Soviet Air Force, said “Here we go!” before the first manned space flight to orbit the earth. It is still considered to be one of the most remarkable achievements, made by humans yet. » Read more..
How to Avoid Conflicts in Your Relationship
It is not easy to avoid conflicts with your close people. Especially if you are lovers. Especially if you are far from each other. In such situation omissions and misunderstandings arise very often and may lead to disagreements and conflicts. Ultimately, regular conflicts can destroy even strong relations.
There are a few ways to avoid conflicts in your relationship and you may practice them with your beloved Slavic lady. » Read more..