This collection includes analyses on the wax ceremony performed by Ukrainian Canadians as folk medicine as research for her Master's thesis at the University of Alberta.
UntitledThis file contains early materials collected by Rena Hanchuk for her Folklore classes and a final paper. The project defines the wax ceremony as practiced in Canada. Within the written work, Rena compares and contrasts the definition of a wax ceremony through the taped interviews. The 15-page essay "A study on the Wax Ceremony as folk medicine" was done for the course Ukrainian 699.
UntitledMaster's thesis on the Wax Ceremony, a folkloric tradition brought to Alberta mainly by Ukrainian immigrants mainly who emigrated from Western regions of Ukraine.
UntitledMan has bought churrasco (“shurrascu”, barbecue) and goes home (somebody’s car parked on the side of the road)
Family has bought churrasco (“shurrascu”, barbecue) and Ukrainian food (in plastic bag) and goes home
Man has bought churrasco (“shurrascu”, barbecue) and goes home
Ukrainian community is celebrating feast, eating in the pavilion for church feasts
Youth is enjoying feast in the pavilion for church celebrations
Peasants covered a road from priest's residence to the Church with flowers and grass for Archbishop's procession
People came for "festa" (feast) - blessing of the new church in Pedra Branca colony (people’s vehicles)
People from Ukrainian-Brazilian Community have bought baked on the fire meat called churrasco (“shurrascu”) and some Ukrainian food (in plastic bags)
Man has bought churrasco (“shurrascu”, barbecue) and goes home
Peasants covered a road from priest's residence to the Church with flowers and grass for Archbishop's procession
Woman has bought churrasco (“shurrascu”, barbecue) and goes home
Preparing for “festa” lunch in the priest's house
Family has bought churrasco (“shurrascu”, barbecue) and Ukrainian food (in plastic bag) and goes home
Ukrainian Brazilian family is having their feast meal with churrasco (“shurrascu” barbecue) on the hood of their car
Ukrainian Brazilian family is having their feast meal on the wooden tables outside, churrascos (“shurrascu”, barbecue) are standing on the poles in the middle of the tables.
Ukrainian Brazilian family is ready to have their feast lunch, tables are ready for eating outside
Ukrainian children (two boys) enjoy feast time