We invite children, young people and families to take part in the creative project “Christmas Together”, where everyone will be able to
make their own Christmas decorations, learn to sing koliadky (traditional Ukrainian Christmas carols) and take part in the Christmas Theatre!
The programme:
Workshops: making traditional Christmas items
- The Christmas pavuk (the traditional straw “spider” hung from the ceiling)
- Props for the living vertep (the Ukrainian folk Nativity play)
- The Christmas Star
Singing workshops
- An introduction to the Christmas repertoire of Ukraine’s regions
- Learning the koliadky and shchedrivky (New Year well-wishing songs) of your home region
- Forming a band of carol singers
Christmas theatre: “The Three Kings / Living Vertep”
- Casting
- Rehearsals
- A festive performance for the community
Participation by advance registration, with a donation to the association
Organisers
- Department of Culture of the National Congress of Ukrainian Associations in Italy (CNAUI)
- GIOIA Association
Project curator
Olha Vakulich
phone 3278462260
Come and create Christmas Together with us!
Workshop dates
Time: 4–6 pm Rome time / 5–7 pm Kyiv time
Online via Google Meet
23 November 2025
Making the pavuk; koliadky singing
29 November 2025
Making pompoms; koliadky and shchedrivky
14 December 2025
Staging the living vertep
21 December 2025
Making the stars; koliadky and shchedrivky
Live link-up: “The Christmas Star Calls Us to Bethlehem”
Online and in person
27–28 December 2025 · Venue: Pescara (Abruzzo, Italy)
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