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For the last 30 years, a sculpture called "Vytaiemo,” which means “welcome” in Ukrainian sits in the small Peace and Friendship Park in Halifax in front of the Westin Hotel and VIA Rail Train Station.
The bronze monument was installed in 1992 to commemorate a century since Ukrainians first arrived in Canada in 1891.
Now, the war in Ukraine has made it stand out.
It’s an abstract human figure draped in two Canadian flags. The figure is holding an embroidered cloth, known as a “rushnyk”, that shows a braided ring of bread and a cellar of salt. It is particular bread that’s given with salt that’s given to newcomers. It’s a sign of welcome.
The statue commemorates approximately 150,000 Ukrainian immigrants that came to Canada in what largely is sort of looked at as the first wave of Ukrainian immigration to Canada.
Approximately 32,000 Ukrainian refugees came with the displaced persons movement resettled in Canada.
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