Ukrainian called Easter the most important of the "May holidays". 67% of Ukrainian citizens that participated in the survey of Research-Branding-Group think so, Ukrainian Pravda.Life reports.
Ukrainian called Easter the most important of the "May holidays". 67% of Ukrainian citizens that participated in the survey of Research-Branding-Group think so, Ukrainian Pravda.Life reports.
For more than half of Ukrainian (58%) Easter holidays mean great mystery, for almost a third (30%) it is an occasion to meet relatives and friends, and for 8% it is just a weekend.
The research shows that over two-thirds of Ukrainian (70%) regularly celebrate Easter.
An important part of Easter is Lent. More than half - 54% - of Ukrainian respondents have indicated that they never observe Lent. 8% always observe it regularly, 33% only sometimes.
In two-thirds of Ukrainian households (62%) follow the tradition to bake Easter cakes at home, while a third (33%) prefer to buy it.
The vast majority of Ukrainian (79%) this year plan to bless the "Easter basket", while one in ten (10%) do not, and many (11%) are still undecided.
The study was conducted in the period from 11 to 21 April 2016 among residents of Ukraine (excluding Crimea, Sevastopol, uncontrolled territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions).
Respondents were selected by quota sample representing the adult population of Ukraine by region of residence (region), gender and age.
The volume of sample was 2001 respondents. The expected average sampling error is ± 2.2%.