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While the dancing takes place, it is traditional for the bride to have her veil removed by her mother or her husband. The veil is then placed on the head of the first bridesmaid, who is to dance with the head usher. Then the veil is passed along to all the bridesmaids and all single ladies who dance with the ushers (or other gen tlemen). The bride often also throws her bouquet to a lucky lady who is soon to follow in her footsteps. THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING In the old days Ukrainian weddings lasted from at least three days to a week. Currently this is not feasible, and so only a remembrance of this is continued in the form of popravyny. Since there are many family members who come to the wedding from out of town, a repeat reception (often as an “open house”, e.g. from 1 pm to 4 pm) is held only for them and for very close family members. If the bride’s family funds the wedding, then the groom’s family holds the popravyny. A 100 YEAR OLD RUSHNYK IS OUR HUNDREDTH DESIGN! Raisa Rudenko, who recently arrived here from Ukraine, has donated to the Ukrainian Museum an embroidered ritual cloth or rushnyk, which was embroidered one hundred years ago by the grandmother of Oleksy Tykhy, a Ukrainian political prisoner who died in prison. The pattern for embroidering this rushnyk can be found on the back cover of the September issue of “Our Life” . It was drawn up, as always, by Olha Tratchuk, and coin cidentally happens to be itself the hundredth design which she has copied for us. Perhaps not all our readers, not even those for whom the art of embroidery is familiar, comprehend or truly appreciate the difficult and meticulous task of copying embroidery designs. Each color must be drawn on a separate sheet of graph paper so that the cross stitches of various colors line up precisely in their place on the overall design. Sometimes the printer errs in reprinting the design by failing to accurately mesh the separate sheets one over the other, as was the case for the April, 1988 issue. Then the design is not clear. Olha Tratchuk is an expert who takes great plea sure in copying embroidery patterns from rushnyky, sleeve inserts and other embroideries from the Ukrain ian Museum collection in New York. She seeks out unusual, interesting or valuable designs from various areas of our homeland, which have been preserved by collectors, private families and art lovers. A few years ago while in Toronto, she visited known collectors, such as Maria Bachynska Zelena, as well as museum archives, and brought back color slides of designs which she eventually copied for “Our Life” . Iryna Kashubynska, a connoisseur and collector of art work from Uhnivshchy- na, is also a valuable source of designs for Olha Tratchuk. Весільний коровай Ukrainian wedding bread DEAR EDITOR: Recently, Branch #32 had the pleasure of attending the blessing of the newly built St. Michael’s Church in Man- ville, NJ, at the invitation of Mrs. Irene Rishko, President of the New Jersey Regional Council of UNWLA. We were very impressed with the beauty of the new church and with the atmosphere of pride and spirituality that was obvious among its parishioners. The guest speaker at the banquet announced that the church was built in the Lemko style as a memorial and tribute to this honorable part of Ukraine, Lemkiv- szczyna, and its heroic people. We felt truly blessed to have been part of this happy event, especially in the Mil lennium Year. I urge everyone to visit this church. You will be rewarded in a serene and spiritual setting. God bless all who made this event possible. Margaret E. Batkiw Public Relations Branch #32 — UNWLA Another anniversary can be added to “The Hun dredth Design”, for our collaboration with Olha Trat chuk has reached an even ten year mark. Her first work appeared in “Our Life” in 1978. We are grateful to Mrs. Olha Tratchuk for her work, which requires not only knowledge and experience, but also great patience. In extending our appreciation, we also wish her and her family good health and happiness. Ulana Lubovych
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