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The word and wax : a medical folk ritual among Ukrainians in Alberta

The Word and Wax explores the fascinating medical folk ritual of wax pouring used by some members of the Alberta Ukrainian community as a means of driving away fear and curing minor ailments. The ceremony is of the magico-religious and…

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Recollections about the Life of the First Ukrainian Settlers in Canada

Thi is a translation of the memoirs of William Czumer, Spomyny pro perezhyvannia pershykh ukrains'kykh pereselentsiv v Kanadi, which chronicle Ukrainian life in Canada during the first twenty-five years of settlement. See Ukrainians and Alberta in…

Tags: Alberta History, Canadian Immigration, Dublin Core, Early Settlement, Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Immigrant Experience, Memoirs, Pioneer Life, Translated Memoirs, Ukrainian Canadians, Ukrainian Diaspora, Ukrainian Heritage, Ukrainian Settlers, Ukrainians in Canada, Vasyl Andrii Czumer, William Andrew Czumer, William Czumer

Continuity and Change: The Cultural Life of Alberta's First Ukrainians

A comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of the life of the first Ukrainian immigrants. The volume consists of eight parts. It begins with a prologue by Roman Onufrijchuk that sets the stage for understanding the difficult process of cultural…

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The word and wax : a medical folk ritual among Ukrainians in Alberta

Recollections about the Life of the First Ukrainian Settlers in Canada

Continuity and Change: The Cultural Life of Alberta's First Ukrainians