Horodok stitch, the culture of eating Sauerkraut, the tradition of creating Boyko Easter eggs with a pin, and the tradition of bell ringing in Lviv have been officially included in the National List of Elements of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine
The corresponding order was signed by the acting head of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Rostyslav Karandieiev.
This was reported by Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the Lviv Regional State Administration.
Although Zasypana kapusta is cooked in many towns and villages of Lviv region, it originates from Zhydachiv region, or rather, from Hnizdychiv region. It is prepared for weddings, other holidays, and on weekdays. According to the head of the region, Ivan Franko, Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, and Olha Bachynska, a collector and expert on Ukrainian embroidery, were among its famous admirers.
As for bell-ringing, it is a manifestation that has historically existed and still exists in Lviv, representing the living heritage of the city, and there is a close relationship between its integral components: the bell tower, the bell, and the art of the bell-ringer. After all, there is not a single holiday in Lviv when bells do not ring. Another special feature is that it is the tradition of bell ringing that unites different religious communities of the city, creating a special spirit of community.
“The tradition of the Boyko Easter egg with a pin has absorbed not only the technology associated with writing Easter eggs and applying colors, but also customs, rituals, ideas about the world, and language as a separate component of the tradition. The ornaments were different, but at the heart of the pysanka was a cross, the basis of the basics, where everything begins. Boikivska pysanka is an important part of the local and regional identity.
And Horodok stitch or Horodok stitch in its small homeland, Horodok, is called embroidered prypysa. It has “ladders,” “curves,” and a whole range of stitches,” said the head of the Lviv Regional Embroidery Association.
Thus, nine items from the Lviv region have been added to the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Previously, this list included:
🔹The art of making Yavoriv wooden toys;
🔹The tradition of making Yavoriv pie;
🔹The creation of a three-dimensional spherical Christmas star in the village of Matskovychi;
🔹The Nadsiansky dialect in the Mostyska region;
🔹The art of making clay patterned textiles.
“The inclusion of elements in the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage is a kind of guarantee that the state will make every effort to preserve, promote and protect these traditions of our region, so the Lviv Regional State Administration with great enthusiasm provides all the necessary support for the submission of elements to the list, which is formed by the relevant ministry,” said Maksym Kozytskyi.
We are concerned that the culture and traditions of Lviv region should not lose anything, but only be enriched