Kolyady
Kolyady - folk festival - Belarus

Kolyady (December 25 - January 7) - prechristian celebration of the end of year.

During Kaliady there were a lot of fun going on. Folks would dress themselves as animals and fantastic beasts, holding the depiction of the sun and visit different houses trick-or-treating. They begin to visit houses one after another singing original Kolyady songs: in response people treat them with the food from their tables and sometimes give them money.