Every year Ukraine celebrates Vyshyvanka Day. The holiday is traditionally celebrated on the third Thursday of May.. In 2023 Vyshyvanka Day falls on May 18. The holiday is dedicated to our national dress - vyshyvanka.

history of the holiday.

Vyshyvanka Day is a rather young holiday. The idea of \u200b\u200bits beginning belongs to the writer and journalist Lesya Voronyuk. She, studying at Chernivtsi National University named after Yuriy Fedkovich, suggested that other students and teachers choose one day and put on embroidered shirts together. She was inspired by a classmate who always went to couples in vyshyvanka.

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The idea of \u200b\u200bVoronyuk was initially supported by students and teachers, but then Vyshyvanka Day acquired an all-Ukrainian scale.

Celebration traditions.

On this day in Ukraine it is customary to replace everyday clothes with vyshyvanka or supplement it with traditional embroidery..

Before the full-scale military invasion of the Russian Federation in our country, parades of embroidered shirts were organized for the holiday in different cities, as well as thematic events and flash mobs. During the war, mass events are not safe, but Vyshyvanka Day can be celebrated with family and friends.

Our ancestors considered vyshyvanka to be festive clothes, not everyday. Also, vyshyvanka was a talisman. Our ancestors believed that the ornament on the vyshyvanka had protective properties..

Embroidery was used to decorate the sleeves and collar of the shirt so that it touches the body.. It was believed that there should be no knots on the back, as this could bring bad luck..

Depending on the region of Ukraine, ornaments on embroidered shirts may differ.

Last year, a parade of Ukrainian embroidered shirts took place in Prague. Hundreds of Ukrainians carried posters in their hands with words of gratitude to the Czech Republic for hospitality and help.