Ukraine Village

This is the Ukraine Village that we visited on the 17 May. It is a place where they have brought in homes from different areas in Ukraine to save their heritage. It was very interesting. These are windmills that they had in their villages, used to grind the grain by wind.


They had thatched roof homes. Dad was trying to figure out how they latched it all together. It is made from bundles of wheat. The roofs were able to keep the rain out.

This is a typical home, one room with all activities in that room. The homes may have a small storage room or even a room for their animals to live in. Here the sleeping area is to the left, where everyone slept. In the middle is the looms. The linen hanging is a very typical Ukrainian design.


This is the school house. The school master's living quarters are in half of the school.

They try to make their homes colorful. I found these roosters around the windows on this one. Heck, maybe they are chickens and I just like roosters.


This is a type of folk art painting and it is a rooster for sure. They use their fingers to make the large strokes and a very fine brush for the details. It is very colorful so I bought me a piece or two for the kitchen and to take home.



As we wondered through the village there was some performers singing and dancing. Thought you may enjoy the colorful costumes.