Download or read book Finnish sauna in Manitoba written by Charles M. Sutyla and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume constitutes a description of the origin and development of the Finnish sauna in Manitoba including the evolution of its construction and its social significance for the Manitoba Finnish community. The author concludes that the sauna functions as a metaphor for Finnish Canadian cultural adaptation.
Download or read book The Finnish sauna in Manitoba written by Charles M. Sutyla and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Finnish sauna in Manitoba written by Charles M. Sutyla and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Finnish Sauna in Manitoba written by Charles M. Sutyla and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sauna is the Finnish word for a wood-lined and insulated room, heated by a special stove containing stones, and erected specifically to create the right environment for a certain kind of dry heat bath. The word does not refer to the activity itself, but to the building in which it takes place. One does not take a sauna - one goes to the sauna" (Konya 1973:9) The word "sauna" (pronounced sow-na) is perhaps the only word of Finnish incorporated into the English language. This report briefly traces the old country origin of the sauna and its development in Manitoba. It was compiled on the basis of a field work by the author from the summer of 1976 until 1978. An attempt was made to survey the present areas of Finnish settlement in Manitoba and to place the use of the sauna in a social and historical context. Such an approach allowed for a two-part focus, first a study of the evolution of the actual physical building in which the sauna bath occurred and secondly, an analysis of the changing social meaning of the sauna among the Finns in Manitoba. These two major themes are developed for all the Finnish communities in the province. The general conclusion is that the sauna is an evolving cultural form and serves as a reliable index of Finnish culture change. Finns who came to Manitoba before 1930 and settled in rural areas have in most instances maintained the sauna tradition. Those who came to Winnipeg before 1930 gave up the sauna mainly as a result of strong assimilative pressures. The most recent immigrants who have arrived since 1950 and have settled in urban areas have been strong advocates of the sauna.
Download or read book Bathing in Public in the Roman World written by Garrett G. Fagan and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An uninhibited glance into the extensive baths of Rome
Download or read book Between a Rock and a Hard Place written by Oiva W. Saarinen and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where else can that well-known phrase be better applied than to a study of the Finns in Sudbury? “Rock” defines the physical reality of the Sudbury setting: rugged hills, mines, farms and forests set in the Precambrian Shield. “Hard” defines the human setting: Finnish immigrants having to contend with the problems and stresses of relocating to a new culture, with livelihoods that required great endurance as well as a tolerance for hazardous conditions. Since 1883 Finnish immigrants in Sudbury, men and women alike, have striven to improve their lot through the options available to them. Despite great obstacles, the Finns never flagged in their unwavering fight for workers’ rights and the union movement. And as agricultural settlers, labour reformers, builders of churches, halls, saunas and athletic fields, Finns left an indelible imprint on the physical and human landscape. In the process they have played an integral part in the transformation of Sudbury from a small struggling rail town to its present role as regional capital of northwestern Ontario. This penetrating study of the cultural geography of the Finns in the Sudbury region provides an international, national and local framework for analysis — a model for future studies of other cultural groups.
Download or read book American Folklore written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-24 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority
Download or read book The Finnish ed Sauna written by Andrew Simonson (University of Manitoba student) and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Under the northern lights written by Nelma Sillanpaa and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What was it like for young immigrant girls growing up in the lumber camps and mining towns of northern Ontario in the 1920s? How did teenagers in Canada cope with the Great Depression of the “Dirty Thirties”? What did young women on the home front do during World War II while their menfolk were overseas with the Canadian Forces? This autobiography shows us what ordinary life has been like for many women in Canada over the last 75 years, and it illuminates a largely unknown chapter of Canada’s diverse multicultural heritage.
Download or read book Nothing but stars written by Magnus Einarsson and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the collections of the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies are gathered an assortment of legends, anecdotes, poems and songs which reflect the immigration experiences of individuals from twenty-two Canadian ethnic groups.
Download or read book Interdisciplinary Approaches to Canadian Society written by Association for Canadian Studies and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1990 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far more than a bibliographic account of the major works in Canadian Studies, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Canadian Society provides a broad examination of the state of this growing field of study. Each chapter stresses the importance of the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches which have come to characterize Canadian Studies. Also, in an unprecedented collaborative effort, almost all the chapters are jointly authored by anglophone and francophone scholars. The works on Quebec and the francophone community respect the distinct nature of this facet of Canada. As stated in the introduction, this work is "a primer in the field and a guide to further pursuits. Its users will welcome it as a friendly introduction to an exciting country."
Download or read book Studies in history and museums written by Peter E. Rider and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of this volume attempt to describe the relationship between history as a field of study and museums as vehicles for the presentation of historical discourse. The development of history museums, the way in which exhibits are created, the manner in which historians function in a museum setting, and the issues connected with the treatment of the history of specific sectors of our population are the themes addressed.
Download or read book Pantagruel in Canada written by Marius Barbeau and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparing Jacques Cartier’s Voyages with the fictional explorations of Rabelais’ Pantagruel, Marius Barbeau is able to demonstrate that it is the latter work which most influenced perceptions of the Americas at the French court of François I.
Download or read book Folk music of Canada s oldest Polish community La musique traditionnelle de la plus ancienne communaut polonaise du Canada written by John Michael Glofcheskie and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A field collection of the repertoire of song and dance music of the Polish-Canadians of Renfrew County, Ontario, and a discussion of its function in their daily lives. / Échantillon du répertoire musical des Canadiens polonais du comté de Renfrew, Ontario, et l’amorce d’une discussion sur sa fonction au sein de la communauté.
Download or read book Folk fiddling in Canada written by Roy W. Gibbons and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of thirty-two traditional fiddle tunes transcribed from tapes with commentary concerning the tunes’ melody, performers, and annotations. An analysis of the ten extant versions of “La grande gigue simple” and the ten versions of its derivative “Red River Jig” are also provided.
Download or read book Hard Work Conquers All written by Michel S. Beaulieu and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Above the entrance to the Finnish Labour Temple, in what was once Port Arthur in northern Ontario, is the motto labor omnia vincit – “hard work conquers all.” Since 1910, these words have reflected the dedication of the Finnish community in Canada. Hard Work Conquers All is a social history of Finnish immigration and community building in Canada during the twentieth century. Each successive wave of immigration imbued the relationship between people, homeland, and host country with the politics, ideologies, and cultural expressions of its time. The story of Finns in Canada dovetails with the larger literature on Canadian immigration and enriches the history of socialism and ethnic repression in this country. Hard Work Conquers All explores the nuanced cultural identities of Finnish Canadians, their continued ties to Finland, intergenerational cultural transfer, and the community’s connections with socialism and labour movements. It offers new interpretations of the lasting influence of Finnish immigration on Canadian politics and society.
