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13/04/2026 16:58 (UTC)

UKRAINE WAR (ADDS VIDEO) (Feature)

War-battered Ukrainians turn to spring traditions for respite, resilience

By Rostyslav Averchuk

Lviv, Apr 13 (EFE).- While Russian attacks resumed after a brief Easter truce, wounded veterans and civilians in Lviv found a moment of respite by reviving one of Ukraine’s...
Thousands of Lviv residents and Ukrainians displaced from other parts of the country join dozens of wounded soldiers in *Haivki* celebrations (dances, games, and songs linked to Orthodox Easter, yet rooted in folk traditions of welcoming spring) to find respite and strength amidst the war with Russia. EFE/ Rostyslav Averchuk

Thousands of Lviv residents and Ukrainians displaced from other parts of the country join dozens of wounded soldiers in *Haivki* celebrations (dances, games, and songs linked to Orthodox Easter, yet rooted in folk traditions of welcoming spring) to find respite and strength amidst the war with Russia. EFE/ Rostyslav Averchuk

Thousands of Lviv residents and Ukrainians displaced from other parts of the country join dozens of wounded soldiers in *Haivki* celebrations (dances, games, and songs linked to Orthodox Easter, yet rooted in folk traditions of welcoming spring) to find respite and strength amidst the war with Russia. EFE/ Rostyslav Averchuk

Thousands of Lviv residents and Ukrainians displaced from other parts of the country join dozens of wounded soldiers in *Haivki* celebrations (dances, games, and songs linked to Orthodox Easter, yet rooted in folk traditions of welcoming spring) to find respite and strength amidst the war with Russia. EFE/ Rostyslav Averchuk

Thousands of Lviv residents and Ukrainians displaced from other parts of the country join dozens of wounded soldiers in *Haivki* celebrations (dances, games, and songs linked to Orthodox Easter, yet rooted in folk traditions of welcoming spring) to find respite and strength amidst the war with Russia. EFE/ Rostyslav Averchuk

Lviv (Ukraine), Apr 13 (EFE).- As Russian attacks resume after the brief Easter truce, wounded veterans and civilians in Lviv find a moment of respite by preserving one of Ukraine's oldest folk traditions, the "haivki", circle dances, songs and games to welcome spring.

CAMERA: ROSTYSLAV AVERCHUK.

FOOTAGE OF TRADITIONAL SPRING CELEBRATIONS (HAIVKY) IN LVIV, WHICH CONSIST OF GROUP DANCES AND SONGS, AND WHICH OFFER RESPITE AND STRENGTH TO CIVILIANS, SOLDIERS AND WOUNDED VETERANS AMIDST THE WAR THAT CONTINUES IN FULL FORCE AFTER A BRIEF TRUCE DURING HOLY WEEK.

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War-battered Ukrainians turn to spring traditions for respite, resilience

War-battered Ukrainians turn to spring traditions for respite, resilience

War-battered Ukrainians turn to spring traditions for respite, resilience

War-battered Ukrainians turn to spring traditions for respite, resilience

War-battered Ukrainians turn to spring traditions for respite, resilience

War-battered Ukrainians turn to spring traditions for respite, resilience

War-battered Ukrainians turn to spring traditions for respite, resilience

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