The book by the Author and artist Andrey Guselnikov is dedicated to one of the most joyful holidays – KOLYADA, which, being tied to an important astronomical event – the winter solstice, symbolizes the arrival of the NEW SUN, NEW LIGHT, NEW YEAR.

Even today people put on masks for the New Year, but few people know that this custom, called mummery, goes back to archaic times of the stone age. Dressing up was accompanied by rituals, songs, games, fun, which today has been replaced, supplanted or destroyed by later cultures. Dressing up is not just fun, it is a theatrical performance that has a deep moral and educational meaning. This book is an illustrated work on the reconstruction of the painting of the KOLYADA holiday. After reading it, you will plunge into the atmosphere of a village revelry and learn how our ancestors celebrated KOLYADA. The author of the book himself often participated in or conducted KOLYADA – both in small companies and at the level of city festivals.