The small, lined basket with a handle is used to collect tithes. The trikirion, or three-handed wooden candleholders, inside the larger basket are used as part of a ceremony to bless water on the Feast of Theophany (Epiphany).
The vestments hanging here are used by the priests of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic parish. The embroidered vestments are originally from Ukraine. The red vestment is used during solemn occasions such as funerals and Great Lent.
Host Wendy Bergfeldt of CBC Radio 1 Mainstreet Cape Breton on location at the Cape Breton Centre for Heritage and Science (The Lyceum) for the launch of the exhibit.
Mnohaya lita! Celebrating 100 Years of Ukrainian Faith in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is an exhibit honouring the centenary of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Sydney, Nova Scotia. An in situ exhibit was installed and opened to the public from February 2nd through November 17th 2012, at the Cape Breton Centre for Heritage and Science (The Lyceum), located at 225 George Street, Sydney.