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More than 7,500 people attended the Capital Ukrainian Festival, a three-day occasion that marked the first of its kind in more than 35 years.
Organizers called it an “overwhelming” success, since they had anticipated 5,000 visitors, at most, over the weekend.
“It’s beyond our imagination,” said Jane Kolbe, chair of the festival. “The response has been overwhelmingly positive.”
Kolbe estimated about 60 per cent of the visitors were from the Ukrainian community in Ottawa, while the rest were just there to take in the sights and sounds of the country’s culture.
Next year will mark 125 years of Ukrainian settlement in Canada, she said.
“We’ve helped build and weave the multicultural fabric of Canada, and over time we’ve seen this integrated through the Canadian identity, through our churches, through the foods, through the music, through art.”
The Barvinok Dancers perform at the Capital Ukrainian Festival.
Lines were consistently long for platters of Ukrainian sausages and perogies, while the featured drink was a vodka and lemon-lime mix with blue foam on the top and yellow liquor on the bottom to imitate the country’s flag.
The event was completely based on volunteer efforts, Kolbe said.
“You know, to make almost 17,000 perogies by hand, that in itself embodies how the Ukrainians came together to deliver this.”
The Barvinok Dancers perform at the Capital Ukrainian Festival on July 26.
Yarko Antonevych cools off before his performance at the Capital Ukrainian Festival.
Yarko Antonevych shows off his traditional bandura at the Capital Ukrainian Festival.
Oksana Nakonechna, from Kiev, Ukraine, sells dolls at the Capital Ukrainian Festival.
Victor Pokhodoun plays a quick number on the accordion at the Capital Ukrainian Festival.
The St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine in Ottawa.
Sandra Kwiatkowska, church parishioner at the St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine, the site of the Capital Ukrainian Festival.
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Organizers called it an “overwhelming” success, since they had anticipated 5,000 visitors, at most, over the weekend.
“It’s beyond our imagination,” said Jane Kolbe, chair of the festival. “The response has been overwhelmingly positive.”
Kolbe estimated about 60 per cent of the visitors were from the Ukrainian community in Ottawa, while the rest were just there to take in the sights and sounds of the country’s culture.
Next year will mark 125 years of Ukrainian settlement in Canada, she said.
“We’ve helped build and weave the multicultural fabric of Canada, and over time we’ve seen this integrated through the Canadian identity, through our churches, through the foods, through the music, through art.”
The Barvinok Dancers perform at the Capital Ukrainian Festival.
Lines were consistently long for platters of Ukrainian sausages and perogies, while the featured drink was a vodka and lemon-lime mix with blue foam on the top and yellow liquor on the bottom to imitate the country’s flag.
The event was completely based on volunteer efforts, Kolbe said.
“You know, to make almost 17,000 perogies by hand, that in itself embodies how the Ukrainians came together to deliver this.”
The Barvinok Dancers perform at the Capital Ukrainian Festival on July 26.
Yarko Antonevych cools off before his performance at the Capital Ukrainian Festival.
Yarko Antonevych shows off his traditional bandura at the Capital Ukrainian Festival.
Oksana Nakonechna, from Kiev, Ukraine, sells dolls at the Capital Ukrainian Festival.
Victor Pokhodoun plays a quick number on the accordion at the Capital Ukrainian Festival.
The St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine in Ottawa.
Sandra Kwiatkowska, church parishioner at the St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine, the site of the Capital Ukrainian Festival.
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