In Lviv, they developed the mobile application “Kolyada”, where the words and music of Ukrainian carols and interactive masks with the characters of the nativity scene, which everyone can try on themselves.
In the free “Kolyada” application, you can find the lyrics of your favorite carols and listen to their performance. Famous Christian and ancient folk carols from Lviv Oblast, Transcarpathia, Kyiv Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast and Sumy Oblast are collected here.
The carols were recorded by:
· Lviv National Academic Men’s Choir Chapel “Dudaryk”
· Lviv Municipal Choir “Homin”
· Choir group of Lviv Children’s School of Arts No. 5
The application also has an augmented reality function and you can try on a Christmas mask of an angel, a shepherd, a king and other characters from the Ukrainian nativity scene. Users can record their own performance of carols, save the video, share it with friends – thus create original greetings.
The application was created as part of the social initiatives of the IT company tsukat studio in partnership with the tourism management and culture management of the Lviv City Council.