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1266:Feast of the Prophet Elijah
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567:List of Christmas carols
547:Crăciun (disambiguation)
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552:Twelfth Night (holiday)
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1377:Bulgarian traditions
1261:Feast of Saint Peter
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311:Kalenda Proclamation
231:, Kalada, Kaliada),
134:Christmas traditions
1001:Wyzwolenie kosiarza
756:Hürriyet Daily News
516:Kırklareli Province
335:(koleda, kolenda),
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1392:Russian traditions
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1201:Bright Week
1189:Palm Sunday
1058:Folk dances
945:Easter palm
893:Gregorianki
841:Podkoziołek
466:Koleda Babo
431:koledarenje
385:East Slavic
373:Колядования
323:(koliada),
321:, Ukrainian
215:Terminology
64:Also called
1346:Categories
1296:Pokrov day
1234:Green Week
1172:Sfințișori
1160:Maslenitsa
1107:Feast days
1037:Katarzynki
993:Noc Kupały
929:Siuda Baba
913:Emaus fair
761:2023-01-09
691:"Koleda".
632:References
427:koleduvane
403:Belarusian
318:Belarusian
316:In modern
261:Lithuanian
249:Macedonian
225:Belarusian
162:Koleduvane
1309:Mitrovdan
1212:Radonitsa
1143:Candlemas
1128:Christmas
1041:Andrzejki
925:Śmiergust
905:Święconka
901:Pucheroki
589:Mummering
524:halloween
505:Dubrovnik
497:Dubrovnik
495:). Also,
481:clarinets
441:(songs).
411:Ukrainian
381:Ukrainian
337:Kashubian
245:Bulgarian
221:Ukrainian
193:Christmas
153:, Ukraine
109:January 7
101:January 6
1154:Pre-Lent
1033:Zaduszki
885:Marzanna
829:Gromnica
615:Calennig
584:Koledari
579:Koliadka
542:Korochun
530:See also
485:bassoons
439:kolyadki
435:koledari
419:Bulgaria
333:Croatian
306:calendae
285:Romanian
197:Epiphany
185:Cyrillic
149:parade.
1286:Dożynki
1122:Bozhich
1115:Kolyada
1025:Dożynki
1013:Zażynki
997:Sobótka
973:Maypole
965:Żandary
961:Rękawka
941:Walatka
937:Pisanki
857:Ostatki
853:Zapusty
833:Jemioła
625:Beltane
574:Ķekatas
536:Colindă
489:timpani
454:Florina
448:by the
395:Russian
369:Russian
357:kolenda
301:Koliada
289:Colindă
277:Slovene
177:Koliada
147:Verteps
125:unknown
44:Koliada
18:Kolyada
1195:Easter
1050:Attire
1029:Dziady
1020:Autumn
988:Summer
880:Spring
873:Kolęda
869:Herody
865:Comber
808:Winter
599:Koleda
520:Turkey
462:Koleda
446:Greece
349:kolęda
345:Polish
343:) and
341:kòlãda
329:Slovak
283:) and
281:koleda
273:Slovak
237:kolęda
233:Polish
229:Каляда
209:carols
189:Slavic
181:koleda
98:Begins
969:Siwki
957:Roduś
917:Turki
821:Turoń
813:Konik
697:[
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522:as a
503:from
501:dance
325:Czech
269:Czech
80:Balts
817:Koza
557:Yule
493:drum
491:and
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151:Lviv
114:Date
106:Ends
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