Key Ukrainian vocabulary for holidays, traditions, and social customs, with brief cultural notes. Front: the Ukrainian word or phrase (romanization in parentheses). Back: English meaning and brief cultural note.
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- Великдень (Velykden')
- Easter, a major holiday celebrated with painted eggs called pysanky and a blessed basket of food
- Різдво (Rizdvo)
- Christmas, traditionally celebrated on January 7th with a twelve-dish Holy Supper called Sviata Vecheria
- Писанка (pysanka)
- A hand-decorated Easter egg made using a wax-resist dyeing technique, a treasured folk art
- Вишиванка (vyshyvanka)
- A traditional embroidered shirt worn on holidays and as a symbol of Ukrainian identity
- Хліб-сіль (khlib-sil')
- Bread and salt, the traditional welcome offering presented to honored guests
- Гостинність (hostynnist')
- Hospitality, a highly valued trait; guests are always offered food and drink
- Коровай (korovay)
- A large decorated ceremonial bread baked for weddings, symbolizing prosperity
- Вечорниці (vechornytsi)
- Traditional evening gatherings where young people sing, tell stories, and do handicrafts together
- Іван Купала (Ivan Kupala)
- A midsummer festival with bonfires, flower wreaths, and rituals celebrating nature
- Дякую вам за гостинність (dyakuyu vam za hostynnist')
- Thank you for your hospitality, a polite phrase said when leaving a host's home
- Церква (tserkva)
- Church, a central place of worship and community life
- Ікона (ikona)
- Religious icon, often displayed in a place of honor in Ukrainian homes
- Знімати взуття (znimaty vzuttya)
- To take off your shoes, expected when entering someone's home
- Непарна кількість квітів (neparna kil'kist' kvitiv)
- An odd number of flowers, given for happy occasions; even numbers are reserved for funerals
- Весілля (vesillya)
- Wedding, traditionally a multi-day celebration with music, dancing, and rituals
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