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Ukrainian sausage and rye bread are staples at Manitoba socials,
and it's a rare family dinner table that hasn't featured perogies
and cabbage rolls. Ukrainian churches and historic sites dot
southern Manitoba.
The Negrych Farmstead, a National Historic Site 20 kilometres
northeast of Gilbert Plains, contains the oldest and most complete
collection of farm buildings constructed in the Carpathian style.
Sandy Lake is home to the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church,
a replica log house and the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Museum,
which houses artifacts dating back to 1899, along with traditional
Easter eggs and embroidered clothing.
North of Dauphin, the first Ukrainian-Catholic mass held in Canada
in 1897 is memorialized at the Trembowla Cross of Freedom
Historic Site and St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church.
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And Dauphin's Ukrainian Catholic Church of
the Resurrection, built by volunteers during the
Depression, is a primary stop on the city's Savour
the Flavour tour. Ukrainian Catholic Women's
League members — a.k.a. the babas — help each
guest braid the top of a loaf of bread, which is then
baked and given them to as a parting gift. In the
meantime, they visit the church, learn Ukrainian dance
steps with a live band and feast on Ukrainian specialties.
Visit www.tourismdauphin.ca to learn more.
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