1,800 attend greater Toronto's mega-Malanka

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - Approximately, 1,800 guests - mostly young Ukrainians from throughout North America - turned out for the mega-Malanka on Saturday, January 13, sponsored by the greater Toronto branches of the Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization and the Ukrainian Youth Association (SUM). The annual event, which celebrates the New Year according to the Julian calendar, this year drew one of its biggest crowds ever to the Mississauga Convention Center located just outside Toronto proper. The Malanka was preceded by pub nights held at various venues throughout Toronto on Friday evening as a prelude to the main festivities. Seen above is one group of young revelers: (from left) Stepan Vitvitsky of Summit, N.J., Hania Metulynsky of London, Ontario, Halia Kosogof of Chicago, Ivanka Siolkowsky of Toronto and Pavlo Pawluk of Chicago.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, January 28, 2001, No. 4, Vol. LXIX

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