By: Zakhar Karnaukh
In Canada, everyone knows what Remembrance Day is. Every November 11, people in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia honor people who created, fought, and guaranteed their peace. The Canadian tradition of remembrance usually ends there. But for Canadian-Ukrainians, there is another important date, which is the fourth Saturday of November. It is Holodomor Memorial Day. It is the day when Ukrainians all
around the world honor the memory of the victims of Holodomor. Holodomor is the act of genocide provided by the Communist regime on territories with Ukrainian minorities. During 1932–1933, millions of people were killed by man-made famine. Soviets took almost all the food, so people ate everything from roots and leaves to bark and moss. Half-dead people were laid down on the streets, and the elders gave their food to children in the hope that at least they would survive until spring. You can find the Holodomor Memorial in Toronto at Canada Blvd. On November 26, the Ukrainian club of FHCI joined Panakhyda (a memorial service) at a memorial organized by the Toronto branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. If you want to know more about Holodomor, visit the Holodomor Museum.
