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Vol. 13, No. 44 Wednesday August 29, 2018 www.LamontLeader.com

Ukrainian celebration 6th Babas and Borshch Festival “a gem” says MLA Littlewood

MAUREEN SULLIVAN Ukrainians and those who wanted to know about Ukrainian life, were out at the 6th Babas and Borshch Festival in the Town of Lamont on August 25 and 26. The festival preserves and promotes the Ukrainian culture in a fun, family focused fashion. The Lamont County Kid Zone, designed by FCSS was a big hit with an area for kids up to six years of age with a sunflower planting station and colouring books. Older kids could make a kerchief, sunflower string art or wreaths, and learn to paint and bring home a masterpiece. Kids could learn about energy conservation while playing video games at the ATCO Energy Education Mobile. There were also pony rides with the proceeds going to Bruderheim Guiding. Adults got in on the fun by trying the Do and Learn Workshops. Rustic sign painting, Pysanka decorating (beautiful easter eggs), butter churning, wheat weaving and learning how to make your own Pliatsky (potato pancakes) were part of the fun. There was also a Korovi demo, where Natalia and Hanya Onyschuk demonstrated how to make the braided wedding bread. Entertainment included a line up of musicians playing Ukrainian songs at the outdoor stage with Ukrainian dancers. Those interested in churches could hop aboard a horse drawn wagon and visit the Lamont United Church and St John the Baptist Ukrainian-Catholic Church and learn a little about Lamont's historic buildings along the way. The festival wanted you to eat, drink and be merry with vendors supplying a variety of Ukrainian food and drink such as pyrohy, borshch, holubsti, Ukrainian beer and so much more. A big hit again this year was the Kurka Krap. For a toonie you could guess where the chicken would poop on a blanket with various numbers and win the pot. Wearing Ukrainian dress, kerchief or a floral headpiece allowed you to be entered into a random draw for some gift certificates. Continued on Page 9

The Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company leaped in to entertain the crowd.


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