This 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.
UntitledThis 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.
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.
UntitledThis collection consists of materials collected by Ashley Halko-Addley for her graduate research project, Waxing Away Illness, at the University of Alberta. In 2018, Ashley conducted interviews and observations of the wax ceremony in Saskatchewan and Alberta. This collection consists primarily of transcripts, audio recordings, and fieldnotes, with select supplementary materials.
A supplementary website was created by Ashley Halko-Addley. The website highlights some of the participants and important selections from their interviews. The website can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/waxingawayillness/
UntitledCeremony of f. Malinowsky's ordination held in Ascension of Our Lady Church, the church of the village he was born and grow up in. The end of the ceremony. (Clergy clothing, prayer book)
Ceremony of f. Malinowsky's ordination held in Ascension of Our Lady Church, the church of the village he was born and grow up in. The end of the ceremony. (Clergy clothing)
Ceremony of f. Malinowsky's ordination held in Ascension of Our Lady Church, the church of the village he was born and grow up in. The end of the ceremony. Ritual gestures. (Clergy clothing)
Ceremony of f. Malinowsky's ordination held in Ascension of Our Lady Church, the church of the village he was born and grow up in. The end of the ceremony. Ritual gestures. (Clergy clothing)
Ceremony of f. Malinowsky's ordination held in Ascension of Our Lady Church, the church of the village he was born and grow up in. The end of the ceremony. Final photo. (Bishop clothing, clergy clothing, peasant clothing)
Ceremony of f. Malinowsky's ordination held in Ascension of Our Lady Church, the church of the village he was born and grow up in. The end of the ceremony. Ritual embracing. (Priest clothing, modern Brazilian peasants clothing)
Ceremony of f. Malinowsky's ordination held in Ascension of Our Lady Church, the church of the village he was born and grow up in. The end of the ceremony. F. Theophil congratulates f. Malinowsky's father. (Priest clothing, modern Brazilian peasants clothing)
Ceremony of f. Malinowsky's ordination held in Ascension of Our Lady Church, the church of the village he was born and grow up in. The end of the ceremony. Sisters Servants and members of local Ukrainian community congratulate f. Malinowsky with ordination. (Priest clothing, modern Brazilian peasants clothing, Sisters Servants clothing)
Man 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
Ceremony of f. Malinowsky's ordination held in Ascension of Our Lady Church, the church of the village he was born and grow up in. (Ritual priest clothes, church objects)
Ceremony of f. Malinowsky's ordination held in Ascension of Our Lady Church, the church of the village he was born and grow up in. (Ritual priest clothes, church objects)
Ceremony of f. Malinowsky's ordination held in Ascension of Our Lady Church, the church of the village he was born and grow up in. Readings. (Ritual priest clothes, church objects, Ukrainian national costume)