Shchedry Vecher celebrations in Belarus: folk traditions, Kalyada merrymaking and fortune-telling

Kolyada fortune-telling

Christmastide, or Kolyada, is celebrated in Belarus on 7-19 January. This is the best time for fortune-telling. It is believed that all predictions made in the early hours of 14 January will come true.

In the photo: students Irina Aplevich, Natalya Leoshko, Alika Radevich attempt predictions