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is not my fault th a t I used it, ju st when m y fath er had his afternoon nap. My m other and the big sister are pre-occupied. All pans and skillets are in u s e ; the big oven is heated. It is an im portant m om ent: the E aster breads “Paska” are put in. They chase me from the kitchen: the m ak ing of E aster bread requires a quiet mood. Really, you cannot slam a door, you cannot let in a draught of fresh air, the E aster bread would fall. I leave willingly. Unless bro th er Vlodko is here, and prom pt ed to rub a filling w ith his strong hands. Then I keep company w ith him, w aiting for the pan to be licked out, after he ends, and the filling is put in the cake. Finally E aster night arrives. The m ost exciting moment . . . On this night Jesus C hrist will resurrect from His grave in our church. In memory of this a great fire is kept up on the church yard. The village young sters are busy w ith it. B ut m any men are sitting around and tell ing the story of th e L ast Supper and His trial. How carefully I listened to these words . . . The way to Golgotha is associated in my memory w ith the flicker ing of flames, in a cold spring night. B ut it is not easy to stay at this ceremony. My big sister, or our housekeeper is coming to fetch me. It is late and I could get a cold. B ut I am resting on m y brother’s knees, and I know I am sure here. He promises to bring me home, when I fall asleep. I don’t w ant to go to sleep. I m ust see how Jesus C hrist will arise from the grave. And I m ust listen to the ta le s ; and hear the rooster, brought here to crow at midnight. I am looking around. I see in all eyes this eager joy, this expectancy. The light of the fire is flicker ing again. I close my eyes a lit tle, ju st for a moment. W hen I opened them again, I was in my bed. B rother Vlodko came to awaken me shouting: “K hrystos Voskres . . . Get up, Olenka, and be ready for church.” The church yard is full of peo ple in festive attire. The bells are ringing already, announcing with joy the resurrection of Our Lord. I dress m yself in a hurry, regretting only th a t I did not manage to see it all yesterday. But maybe next year! By Olena Kisilevska. March 1961 marks the fifth anniversary of the death of the great Ukrainian leader. In memory of her we print this small recollection of Easter in Ukraine. CULINARY SHOWS BY OUR HOUSEKEEPERS There are excellent housekeep ers and cooks in each UNWLA Branch. Old fam ily recipes, brought from U kraine are still in use in their homes. Some tim es they prove their skill in the culinary a rt by offering a cake or other pastry a t th e Branch meetings. N aturally younger members are eager to try it. During this year there were several shows. The UNWLA Branches 57, 63 gave a group dem onstration for th eir mem bers. And the Branches 10, 20 and 71 Branches are following. Branch 63 in D etroit organ- ied a whole course. There were four shows for each separate type of cooking. Each show was led by a specialist in her domain. It was held in th e Ukrainian Club, which has a large kitchen, and a fine range. There were 35 participants each evening, the m ost the kitchen would accom modate. Branch 57 in Utica, N. Y., or ganized one show. Although it was dem onstrated in a m em ber’s kitchen, th a t held bu t a few, they made several kinds of cakes and pastries used during holi days. Now other Branches announce th eir cooking shows. In order to help in this fine venture, the Board of UNWLA is sending out recipes, which will be delivered by Miss N athaly Lopatynska from UNWLA Branch 10 in Philadelphia. Soon there will be a show in every UNWLA Branch for everywhere are experienced U krainian housekeepers who can lead it, and share th eir experi ence w ith the younger members. The Branches m ight find how eagerly the public would welcome sales of their delicious things. In cities, and small towns these flourish m ightily; and are sold out completely in less than two hours. Some custom ers even pay in advance to reserve th eir spe cial titb it! Stores and th e electric company donate window space, as it attracts people, not only to their own m erchandise, but shows their good will. THE BOOK OF A WOMAN WRITER In “Books Abroad” (Summ er issue — 1960, U niversity of Ok lahom a), Prof. C. A. Manning, in his review of th e new book Zhadoba ( Greed) by Dokia Hu- m enna said her stories are well- told tales of various aspects of a woman’s psychology and stru g gle for individuality; and illus tra te the contrast in th e modes of thinking of m en and women in the Soviet Union of today w ith those before W orld W ar II. YOUNG UKRAINIAN TEACHER FROM BRAZIL Victoria Hec is teaching E ng lish language a t secondary schools in Curitiba, Brazil. H er efficiency enabled her to com pete for exchange w ith Am eri can students, and she came in September, 1960 to the United States. A fter a brief sojourn in W ashington, she enrolled in th e International Teacher’s Course in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Course gave her the basic m ethods in American teaching, as well as an acquaintance w ith Am erican life. In F ebruary Miss Hec finished the Course, and paid a visit to UNWLA H eadquarters in Phila delphia. The young teacher ab sorbed m any impressions during her American sojourn. 18 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — БЕРЕЗЕНЬ, 1961 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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