Winnipeg Ukrainians commemorate 91st anniversary of Holodomor [Video]

Members of Winnipeg’s Ukrainian community came together outside City Hall to remember the lives lost in the past, as well as those giving their lives in the current day.

Across Canada, the fourth Saturday in November marks Holodomor Memorial Day. The Holodomor has been recognized as a genocide that saw millions of people die at the hands of Joseph Stalin’s man-made famine in 1932-33.

“We’re gathering today to remember the millions of lives lost during the Holodomor in 1932 and 1933 so that we will remember that tragedy, that genocide, so hopefully it will never be repeated again in this world,” said Valentina Noseworthy, the co-chair of Holodomor awareness and education at the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Manitoba branch.

Saturday’s ceremony also included a traditional Ukrainian memorial service, or panahyda. Members of the public also sang Vichnaya Pam’yat, which means “Eternal Memory.”

Dozens of people came to pay tribute to the victims and survivors of the …