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MA thesis by Sogu Hong

PhD Thesis by Sogu Hong

fieldwork materials from Sogu's dissertation. Interviews with Allen and Maria Choromiec, Grant and Karen McDonald, Michael Walters and Kara Dublenko-Walters, Shung and Rhonda Lee, Steven and Tetyana Mackey.

A collection of folksongs sung by the Shumka Ukrainian Dancers before a performance in Calgary Nov. 1985. bib., quest.

Student paper dated 28 of January 1987.

A study of the function which water plays in Ukrainian homes of the 1980's

Documents the style of Christmas celebrations in a village of Lemkivschyna, Poland and compares these to those described in Woropay's Zvychayi nashoho narodu and Shukhevych's Hutsl'shchyna

Short essays: Folk beliefs - The World of Plants; Animal Folk Tales - Summery; The Apostles and the Saints - Summery; Magic Tales; Oleksa Dovbush in National Oral Works; Anecdotes; Riddles and Other Verbal Puzzles; Proverbs; Robert B. Klymasz, "Folk Narrative Among Ukrainian Canadians in Western Canada." Ottawa: National Museums of Canada, 1973; Stith Thomsons' The Folktale.

A collection of ghost stories from the Ukraine based on true experiences

Examines the traditional Lemko wedding rite at the turn of the century as compared to the rituals used in the 1940's. bib., quest.;
Essay "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" for Ukrainian 425 taught by Dr. Medwidsky

A collection of lullabies used by three informants with a brief account of the use of lullabies in the Ukraine. bib., quest.

Through interviews, describes the customs and rites of birth from the time of birth, acceptance of the newborn as a member of the community and the purification of the mother and her re-entry into the community. Beliefs and customs relating. bib.

Describes the Easter egg (pysanky and krashynky) in terms of folk traditions associated with the use of the egg. Many informants were not aware of the old traditional customs and beliefs associated with Easter eggs. bib., quest.

Describes the historical use of embroidered fabrics in folk rites in the Kiev and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine, describes the motifs used in these regions in terms of symbolism and patterns and compares this art to North American attempts. bib.

A study on whether Ukrainian action and play-songs are still an important consideration in a child's upbringing at home, and whether it is successfully thriving in today's Ukrainian Canadian community