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32 Culture C E L E B R AT E O U R D I V E R S I T Y More than 140 languages are spoken in Manitoba, and there are even more ways to enjoy our province's diversity. When it comes to celebrating our cultural mosaic, Manitobans party on a global scale. See our traditions, experience our passions and write your own story. Watch the video at travelmanitoba.com/immersive-culture. IMMERSIVE culture GLOBE-TROT TING in Winnipeg Go around the world in 14 days during Winnipeg's Folklorama multicultural festival Aug. 2-15. More than 40 pavilions join the party throughout the city, providing vibrant live entertainment, cultural displays and authentic cuisine at every stop. First started in 1970, Folklorama is the largest and longest- running festival of its kind in the world. Fun and flavourful, this is full-on cultural immersion at its best: Learn to tango in Argentina, nibble sweet vampires' ears in Romania and feel the power of taiko drumming at the Japanese pavilion. The city's large Filipino community pulls out all the stops with dramatic performing arts troupes, Ukrainian dancers thrill crowds and moussaka is a major draw at Greek pavilions including My Big Fat Greek Wedding writer and star Nia Vardalos' Folklorama home base at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. > folklorama.ca Great SCOTS Hairy haggis, bagpipes and heavy games are among the attractions during the Manitoba Highland Gathering in Selkirk Park each summer. Named for the Selkirk Settlers who arrived in Manitoba in 1812 under the sponsorship of Scottish peer Thomas Douglas (the fifth Earl of Selkirk), the city of Selkirk has held the games every summer for more than 40 years. The event includes dancing, piping and drumming competitions. > manitobahighlandgathering.org A Taste of UKRAINE 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. Get a taste of Ukraine in Dauphin on the city's Savour the Flavour tour. Ukrainian Catholic Women's League members — a.k.a. the babas — show guests how to braid the top of a loaf of bread, which is then baked and given to them as a parting gift. In the meantime, guests tour Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection — built by volunteers during the Depression — learn Ukrainian dance steps with a live band and feast on specialties of the house. 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, 32