Twelve Course Ukrainian Christmas Christmas in the Beautiful Badlands brings friends and families together. Traditions are demonstrated in the most intense way of the entire year. Western North Dakota and eastern Montana are resplendent with many cultures. Among...
Pysanky. The Most Beautiful Eggs in the World! Pysanky, Ukrainian Easter eggs (Pysanka is the singular form), are renowned around the world. They are an iconic image which heralds spring. The decorative eggs date back to early Slavic cultures, perhaps even...
A Ukrainian New Year! January 1 marks the first day of the New Year in most of the world. That’s according to the Gregorian calendar. Ask any Ukrainian, and they’ll tell you that Ukrainian New Year begins the eve of January 13, and New Year’s Day...
Paska! It’s a Tradition! Paska is Ukrainian Easter bread, beautifully decorated. It is part of the traditional Easter Basket of food consumed on Easter morning to break the fast of Lent. According the website Ukrainian People it is traditional that the baker...
Roosevelt’s Contemporary Most people correlate the badlands of North Dakota with Theodore Roosevelt. After all, our 26th president once said,”I have always said I would not have been President had it not been for my experience in North Dakota.” ...