EMOTIONALITY IN UKRAINIAN FOLKLORE

A popular science essay on emotionality in Ukrainian folklore. Emotionality is one of the defining ethno-cultural traits of Ukrainians. It reveals itself in sincerity of feeling, emotional depth, and sensitivity to beauty, kindness, and suffering. The aesthetic nature of Ukrainian everyday life and ritual culture shows that emotional expression is inseparable from wisdom, morality, and spiritual experience. Text by folklorist and PhD in Philology Maryna Demediuk Narrated by Nik Lysytskiy ARCHETYPE OF THE NATION is a multimedia project that explores the foundations of Ukrainian national identity. Who were we? Who have we become? And who can — and should — we be? We seek answers in folklore and in conversations with remarkable Ukrainians. Among the guests of the project: Andrii Zelinskyi, Yevhen Klopotenko, Andrii Kozinchuk, Valerii Markus, Valeria Abdal, Raisa Zakletska, and others. Author and host — Nik Lysytskiy, writer and head of the NGO Magic World UA. Watch new episodes on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@magicworldtv⁠ Read and listen to popular science essays and folklore works on the website: ⁠https://an.magicworld.com.ua/⁠ Share your thoughts in the comments — every voice matters in this project! The project “Archetype of the Nation” was created with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation [@ucf_ua] as part of the Culture During the War program. The views expressed in the project do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Foundation. Media partners: Vechirnii Kyiv — ⁠https://vechirniy.kyiv.ua⁠ Depo.ua — ⁠http://depo.ua⁠ DSnews — ⁠https://www.dsnews.ua⁠