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Sviata Vecheria, or Holy Supper Christmas is first and foremost a family holiday the world over. Many Ukrainian family units keep Christmas traditions alive. Sviata Vecheria, or Holy Supper, is the main Christmas tradition in Ukrainian homes. The dinner table sometimes has a few wisps of hay on the embroidered tablecloth. Many Canadian and American families wear their Ukrainian embroidered shirts on this occasion, too. When the Ukrainians see the first Star in the eastern evening sky, Sviata Vecheria begins. People who live in the villages keep such an old tradition: the head of the family brings in a sheaf of wheat called the didukh. It symbolizes the family's ancestors and represents the importance of the ancient and rich wheat crops of Ukraine. People who live in the big cities put a few stalks of golden wheat in a vase to decorate the table. The family gather round a table, light candles and eat a ritual spoonful of kutia. Every Ukrainian hostess prepares it exclusively the way her mother and grandmother taught her. People usually lay the table with 12 meatless dishes. At the end of Sviata Vecheria the family often sing koliadkas, Ukrainian Christmas Carols. In many communities the groups of young people go from house to house, sing koliadkas and collect donations.
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