Customs and traditions of Ukrainian people are very diverse and have deep roots in Trypillian culture, the periods of the early Slavs and the Kyivan Rus; they arose from a mix of a pagan and Christian background.
Ukrainian customs and traditions can be broadly divided as related to the main events of a family life (such as a wedding, childbirth, christening, funerals etc.); and seasonal rituals, which came from pre-Christian times and connected with the agricultural activity and the year’s cycle. All religious rites are frequently echoed with pagan ones.
