Christmas in Ukraine is a special supper, called "Sviata Vecherya" (Holy Supper). Kutia (sweet grain pudding) is traditionally served at the Ukrainian Christmas dinner table. It is often the first dish in the traditional twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper (also known as "Svyaty Vechir") and is rarely served at other times of the year. At the end of the Holy Evening the family often sings Ukrainian Christmas carols. In many communities the ancient Ukrainian tradition of caroling is carried on by groups of young people and members of organizations and churches calling at homes and collecting donations. The Ukrainian song "Shchedryk" became the basis
A Christmas Eve the vein of Tinto Brass' re-imagining of Boito's "Senso") premiered on October 13, 2012 at the PollyGrind Film Festival. A Christmas Eve "A Christmas Eve" is a short story by Camillo Boito which appeared in his anthology of decadence and perversity titled "Tales of Vanity" (sometimes translated as "Vain Tales"), which also featured his more famous work, the novella "Senso". The story deals with a young man who is sexually obsessed with his recently deceased twin sister. Deeply depressed on Christmas Eve, he picks up a prostitute that bears a striking similarity to his dead sibling, but spending the night