News from Sister Onufria in Lviv, Ukraine.
Sister leads carol singing with local children
dressed in festive costume.
This is called "Vetep",
a Ukrainian tradition.
dressed in festive costume.
This is called "Vetep",
a Ukrainian tradition.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheF-8niWapu0-GKymDXDrwLnGb28rYX4TxUFzoZV1ubsct-ozlFRICmZz70J0N_WLCZ56Bfb8wwNNiw4OTWGuic5r-LvQgerCrhXsqS7QWJCffUJ-VzxZQp4OeqH6HRSiR2HBWmg2vgyY/s400/Vetep+3.jpg)
The following clip is a Christmas carol from
Sister Onufria's region
in the Carpathian Mountains.
These people are called Huzuly.
They are dressed in their regional costume
which includes a trusty mountain axe
and a sonorious horn.