Malanka
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Malanka (Ukrainian: Маланка, or Ukrainian: Щедрий Вечір, romanized: Shchedryi Vechir, lit. 'bounteous evening') is a Ukrainian folk holiday celebrated on 31 December, which is New Year's Eve in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, formerly it was celebrated on 13 January corresponding to 31 December in the Julian calendar (see Old New Year). The festivities were historically centred around house-to-house visiting by groups of young men, costumed as characters from a folk tale of pre-Christian origin, as well as special food and drink. The context of the rituals has changed, but some elements continue to the present.
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