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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

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.

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.

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.

"The Ukrainian Canadian Wedding" discuses studies of 20th century wedding practices of Ukrainian Canadians based on interviews.

The collection consists of descriptions of Ukrainian wedding customs and wedding songs recorded from Mrs. Olga Savaryn (mother) and Mrs. Olena Prystajecky (grandmother). All songs are transcribed and translated. This collection was a result of a fieldwork project which was part of the assignment for the UKR 422 course at the University of Alberta in the fall term of 1979.

This work consists of descriptions of Ukrainian wedding customs and wedding songs recorded from Mrs. Olga Savaryn (mother) and Mrs. Olena Prystajecky (grandmother). All songs are transcribed and translated. This collection was a result of a fieldwork project which was part of the assignment for the UKR 422 course at the University of Alberta in the fall term of 1979. This project includes: sheet music, song lyrics, and indexed interviews.

Describes the significance of bread in Ukrainian culture, relates some proverbs and sayings associated with these rituals and describes the breads used in Christmas, Easter and Wedding celebrations

This collection includes songs collected by Ihor Kruk in 1973 in Kuban' from the woman who was born in 1894 and moved to Kuban' in 1905, and proverbs collected in 1977 in Canada.

Collection of songs and proverbs collected by Ihor Kruk in 1973 in Kuban' from the woman who was born in 1894 and moved to Kuban' in 1905, and proverbs collected in 1977 in Canada.

The interviews are with the author's father about birth, wedding and funeral customs in the Ukraine. The paper, however, describes only the death and funeral customs in more detail with references to literature

Funerary rites in Kotsiubynsky’s Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors and Klymasz’s Funerary rhetoric among Ukrainians in western Canada

Birth, wedding and death rites in "Tiny zabutykh predkiv"

The collection consists of verses collected in Canada from various pioneers from western Ukraine, and a collection of jokes, proverbs, New Year's verses and texts of other folk songs.

Includes wedding songs and customs, harvest songs, spring songs (hahilky), love songs, humorous songs, Cossack songs, carols, Malanka songs, kolomyiky, and proverbs collected by Irene Scharabun for the UKR-421 course at the University of Alberta.

A collection of jokes, proverbs, New Year's verses and texts of other folk songs collected by Irene Scharabun for the UKR-499 course at the University of Alberta.