In Ukraine, Christmas trees are often decorated with spiders or spider webs made of pearls. According to a folk tale, a spider once decorated the Christmas tree of a poor family with its beautiful ...

Ukrainians decorate a Christmas tree near Independence Square in Kyiv In recent years many worshippers have joined the OCU but millions still follow the historically Russia-linked Ukrainian ...

The opera is adapted from a Ukrainian folktale and tradition ... Barnett grew up with a spider ornament on his Christmas tree, and many others did as well. The tradition, even if not practiced ...