Koliada
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Koliada is a traditional Slavic winter festival and ritual celebration associated with the winter solstice and later with Christmas, featuring caroling, feasting, and symbolic renewal.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slavic festival
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calendar custom ⓘ folk ritual ⓘ winter festival ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | winter solstice ⓘ |
| associatedWithHoliday |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSeason | winter ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Slavic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement |
blessing of households
ⓘ
caroling ⓘ disguises and costumes ⓘ feasting ⓘ fortune-telling in some regions ⓘ house-to-house visits ⓘ mumming ⓘ processions ⓘ ritual songs ⓘ symbolic renewal rites ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Christmas star
ⓘ
goat figure ⓘ sun motifs ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abundance
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ honoring ancestors ⓘ protection ⓘ renewal ⓘ |
| involvesExchange |
food
ⓘ
gifts ⓘ sweets ⓘ |
| laterAssociatedWith |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nativity of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicType | Koliadky (carols) ⓘ |
| performedBy |
children
ⓘ
groups of carolers ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Belarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ other Slavic regions ⓘ |
| purpose |
to bring good fortune to households
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to celebrate the birth of the new year ⓘ to mark the turning of the sun ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | pre-Christian Slavic paganism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Christmas-tide
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around winter solstice ⓘ late December to early January ⓘ |
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