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  “When carols are no longer sung, the world will come to its end,” shared these words of wisdom 95-year-old Hanna Narizhna from Ivky. She heard it from her grandmother. The “Portal Through the Centuries: Bohuslav Carols” project team actively continues the expeditions to the villages of the community, where we collect valuable materials: memories, stories,

  “Oh, yesterday, in the evening Malanka was herding two drakes. Oh, she was herding, herding, and lost them, and while looking for them, she got lost herself.” The ‘Portal through the Centuries: Bohuslav Carols’ project team continues historical and ethnographic expeditions to the villages of Bohuslavshchyna. We collect memories and songs, including carols, stories

  The ‘Portal Through the Centuries: Bohuslav Carols’ project continues! Last Sunday we visited the ‘musical village’ of Rozkopantsi again. In the village library, we had a chance to meet the first members of the legendary Rozkopanchanochka group. The women told us about their youth, local traditions, clothes and food, sang songs and several unique

  The ‘Portal Through the Centuries: Bohuslav Carols’ project is gaining momentum! On Saturday, the expedition members visited the village of Savarka. In the village club, they had a warm chat with local performers. They heard unique songs that were sung only in this village, as well as several old carols and recorded them. The

The Project ‘Portal Through the Centuries: Bohuslav Carols’ officially started this Sunday, 23 October 2022! The team members have already started travelling around the Bohuslav region (or Bohuslavshchyna). They collected folklore, traditions and memories in Dybyntsi and Rozkopantsi. They recorded many stories and life experiences, as well as unique songs. In Dybyntsi, for instance, elderly