Didukh

Didukh is a Ukrainian Christmas decoration made from a bundle of wheat stalks tied together with ribbon. Think of it as a big bunch of yellow and brown flowers! Didukh is usually placed in a special spot in the house, like near the Christmas tree, and it's meant to bring good luck and prosperity for the upcoming year.

People in Ukraine have been making didukh for a long, long time - even before people started celebrating Christmas. The wheat stalks have special meaning because they represent the harvest, and people used to offer didukh to the gods of nature to thank them for a good harvest. Nowadays, didukh is still a way to show gratitude for the earth's bounty and to invite prosperity into the home.

So, to sum up - didukh is a cool Christmas decoration from Ukraine that looks like a bunch of wheat and is supposed to bring good luck!