Easter Traditions and Rituals, 1992

1992, Ukrainian Television. An episode of the program “Svitlytsia” dedicated to Easter traditions and rituals. Hosted by writer Kateryna Motrych.

In the video: opening sequences, studio discussions, performances by musical groups, and footage of folk scenes filmed at the National Museum of Architecture in the village of Pyrohiv.

Studio guests: People’s Artist Nila Kryukova; the “Golden Keys” trio—Nina Matvienko, Valentina Kovalskaya, and Maria Mykolaychuk; Lesya Hots; folklorist Khristina Stebelska; ethnographer Valentina Borisenko; Associate Professor Svitlana Kitova of the Cherkasy Pedagogical Institute; Nina Matvienko’s daughter Antonina Gonchar; Valentina Kovalskaya’s son Nazar Martynyuk; student Oksana Vitsynska of the Cherkasy Pedagogical Institute.

Musical groups: the “Zoloti Klyuchi” trio; the Ukrainian choir of sacred music “Dzvony”; the folklore ensemble led by Ostap Stakhov.