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Last Updated on Saturday, 30 September 2017 18:27

The 36th Annual Carpatho-Rusyn Celebration will take place on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church Social Hall, 201 East Main Street, Uniontown. Hours are from noon – 6 p.m.

Experience Capath Rusyn Culture

The day will feature the heritage of the Carpatho-Rusyns, who come from the very heart of Europe along the northern and southern slopes of the Carpathian Mountains, and will highlight various aspects of Carpatho-Rusyn culture. There will be foods such as pirohi, holubki, halushki, kolbasi and sauerkraut, nalesniki (potato pancakes), soup, and more. There will also be a variety of baked goods including kolachi (apricot, nut, poppyseed, and cottage cheese rolls), pagach, breads, cookies, candy, and much, much more.

A Divine Liturgy on Saturday, October 28 at 5:30 p.m. will include a blessing for the event and festival workers. There will be a Divine Liturgy on Sunday, October 29 at 9 a.m. as well. At 3 p.m. there will also be a Moleben for the Martyred Bishops-Basil Hopko, Paul Peter Gojdich, and Theodore Romzha. The Byzantine Archeparchial Choir will lead the responses.

There will be on-going entertainment which includes music, folk dancing and singing, demonstrations, videos, displays and presentations. A folk musical group will perform folk, cardas, and polka music at 1 and 4:30 p.m. Slavjane folk ensemble dancers and musicians from Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, will perform at 2 p.m. with their lively Once again there will be a children’s activities room, where children can experience the Rusyn culture through storytelling, and making folk craft projects such as decorated eggs, bookmarks, decorating cookies, coloring sheets, and more. Tables of crafts for sale will include contemporary crafts as well as traditional Carpatho-Rusyn folk crafts.

There is no admission charge and the event is handicapped-accessible. For information, call 724-438-6027 M-F 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (leave a message), 724-208-6771 or 724-438-8412 (M-F evenings from 6-8 p.m.).