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1178:Palm Sunday
1047:Folk dances
934:Easter palm
882:Gregorianki
830:Podkoziołek
455:Koleda Babo
420:koledarenje
374:East Slavic
362:Колядования
312:(koliada),
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204:Terminology
53:Also called
1335:Categories
1285:Pokrov day
1223:Green Week
1161:Sfințișori
1149:Maslenitsa
1096:Feast days
1026:Katarzynki
982:Noc Kupały
918:Siuda Baba
902:Emaus fair
750:2023-01-09
680:"Koleda".
621:References
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307:Belarusian
305:In modern
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238:Macedonian
214:Belarusian
151:Koleduvane
1298:Mitrovdan
1201:Radonitsa
1132:Candlemas
1117:Christmas
1030:Andrzejki
914:Śmiergust
894:Święconka
890:Pucheroki
578:Mummering
513:halloween
494:Dubrovnik
486:Dubrovnik
484:). Also,
470:clarinets
430:(songs).
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370:Ukrainian
326:Kashubian
234:Bulgarian
210:Ukrainian
182:Christmas
142:, Ukraine
98:January 7
90:January 6
1143:Pre-Lent
1022:Zaduszki
874:Marzanna
818:Gromnica
604:Calennig
573:Koledari
568:Koliadka
531:Korochun
519:See also
474:bassoons
428:kolyadki
424:koledari
408:Bulgaria
322:Croatian
295:calendae
274:Romanian
186:Epiphany
174:Cyrillic
138:parade.
1275:Dożynki
1111:Bozhich
1104:Kolyada
1014:Dożynki
1002:Zażynki
986:Sobótka
962:Maypole
954:Żandary
950:Rękawka
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842:Zapusty
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563:Ķekatas
525:Colindă
478:timpani
443:Florina
437:by the
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358:Russian
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290:Koliada
278:Colindă
266:Slovene
166:Koliada
136:Verteps
114:unknown
33:Koliada
1184:Easter
1039:Attire
1018:Dziady
1009:Autumn
977:Summer
869:Spring
862:Kolęda
858:Herody
854:Comber
797:Winter
588:Koleda
509:Turkey
451:Koleda
435:Greece
338:kolęda
334:Polish
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262:Slovak
226:kolęda
222:Polish
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178:Slavic
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490:dance
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