The island

Ukrainian Christmas gathering fills Back Hall

Denman residents gathered at the Back Hall on January 6 for a Ukrainian Orthodox Christmas celebration and meal.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2018-01-11 · compiled 2026-10-01

Back issue. The Denman Firestarter did not exist on 2018-01-11. This edition was compiled on 2026-10-01 from the public record as it stood on 2018-01-11, and contains nothing dated after that day — no outcomes, no hindsight. It is a reconstruction of what was on the record at the time, not a document from the time. This edition.

Report. Facts and citations only. Where we argue a position we do it in Analysis, labelled. Our standards.

A Ukrainian Orthodox Christmas celebration took place at the Back Hall on Saturday, January 6, with traditional dishes brought by friends, according to a Grapevine account.^[1]

The account says the gathering moved from a private home to the Back Hall eight years ago after it grew too large. The meal included cabbage rolls, crepes, homemade garlic sausage and borscht.^[1]

The account describes the event as a feast and celebration, and says the organizer felt it provided a Christmas for people who did not have one.^[1]

Spotted an error? corrections@denmanisland.co. We publish every correction.