The seemingly perpetual winter holidays will finally end with Epiphany on Jan. 19.
The seemingly perpetual winter holidays will finally end with Epiphany on Jan. 19.
Celebrating the baptism of Christ in the Jordan, some church-goers will plunge into ice water in the hope of washing away sins. To observe this and other customs, go to the open-air museum Mamayeva Sloboda for the closing of musician Oleh Skrypka’s winter edition of “The Country of Dreams” festival. Apart from ice dipping, enjoy Ukrainian folk dances, ethnic food and music by folk bands TopOrkestra and Foma.
If you want to observe winter swimming in the wild, head to Hydropark. If you are lucky, you may even catch some politicians trying to wash away their wrongdoings, in front of the TV cameras, of course.
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 9 a.m., Mamayeva Sloboda, 2 Dontsya St., 361-9848, 590-5555, www.krainamriy.com. Tickets: Hr 10 children, Hr 40 adults,
“The Winter Tale,” an exhibition of ice sculptures, is still on despite the mild weather outside. Right now the figures of birds and animals are not in the best shape, so come visit when the frost takes over again starting Jan. 15. The ice park also has a skating rink, sledging hills and an ice-climbing mountain.
Open till Sunday, Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Spivoche Pole, near Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, www.lidshow.org.ua (in Ukrainian and Russian), 229-1940. Tickets: Hr 40 adults, Hr 10 children.
