Traditional Folk Arts. The revival of traditional Ukrainian culture has been one of the slogans in the struggle for national independence of Ukraine. Quite naturally, it became one of public cultural policy priorities since 1991.

Since 2004, the State Program of protection and preservation of intangible heritage for 2004-2008 is being implemented.

Several folklore research expeditions as well as academic conferences and other research projects and publications are supported within the framework of this program.

Among the best-known international folklore festivals in Ukraine are the following:

• Folklorny Dyvosvit (Чудесный мир фольклора) Festival in Kyiv;
• The Guelder-rose Summer on Dnieper (Komsomolsk in Poltava region);
• Lesia's Springs (Novohrad-Volynsky, where the poet Lesia Ukrainka was born);
• Drevliansky Dzherela (The Springs of Drevliany land) - in Rivne,
• The Rainbow of Therpsychore folk dance festival (in Kyiv);
• Polissia Summer with Folklore in Lutsk;
• Pokut folklore festival in Kharkiv, and others.

Another powerful impulse to the development of traditional culture will be given by the State program of preservation, revival and development of traditional folk crafts. The concept of this program was already approved by the government of Ukraine in 2006.

Since 1966, Ukraine is a member of CIOFF (International council of folklore festivals), and many of the above-mentioned festivals are included in the CIOFF calendar of international folklore events.