http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoJoUz2_f8Y&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hzGXXjMq9E
Kolyada is the Midwinter celebration in Ukraine. It combines elements of Christmas with pagan customs. The kolyada are ritual carols and songs which are sung door-to-door. The first clip shows mummers in Ukraine. When Paul Kerlee was the squire of our Morris team, he brought back small mummer's bells from an eastern European country as gifts for everyone. The mummers in the video clip are wearing larger bells in the traditional shape.
The second clip is just a good Midwinter's Eve bonfire, again in Ukraine. The torches where a circle or square is imposed over crossed bars is an ancient symbol for the sun. The four dragons, in the very last frame, are also a sun symbol, as is the celtic cross.
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