Happy Vyshyvanka Day
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Title
Happy Vyshyvanka Day
Subject
Holidays--Ukraine
Description
This blog for children explains the origin of Vyshyvanka Day in Ukraine.
Creator
Yannucci, Lisa
Yaitskiy, Vladimir
Publisher
LIS889
Date
2022-10-09
Contributor
Jung, Virginia
Rights
Dominican University
Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Type
Born Digital
Identifier
LIS889_img21_blog_LisaY
Coverage
Ukraina
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Happy Vyshyvanka Day
Vyshyvanka Day is a holiday taht celebrates traditional Ukrainian embroidered clothing called vyshyvanka. The holiday is held the 3rd Thursday of may every year. Ukrainians wear vyshyvanka shirts to honor their heritage. A weekday was specifically chosen to show that vyshyvanka clothes are "a component of the life and culture of Ukrainians, and not an ancient artifact" (per Ukinform. (https://www/ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3249005-ukrainians-celebrate-vyshyvanka-day.html).)
The holiday was started in 2006 by a student of Chernivtsi University. It quickly spread to the whole country and in Ukrainian populations abroad.
Image: By Vladimir Yaitskiy - Flicker: Girl wearing traditional Ukrainian dress (https://commons.wikimedia/org/w/index.php?urid=31323322). CC BY-SA 2.0
This article was posted on Friday, may 20th, 2022 at 8:23 pm and is filed under Countries & Cultures (https://www/mamalisa.com/blog/category/countries-cultures/), Languages (https://www/mamalisa.com/blog/category/languages/), MamaLisa (https://mamalisa.com
Vyshyvanka Day is a holiday taht celebrates traditional Ukrainian embroidered clothing called vyshyvanka. The holiday is held the 3rd Thursday of may every year. Ukrainians wear vyshyvanka shirts to honor their heritage. A weekday was specifically chosen to show that vyshyvanka clothes are "a component of the life and culture of Ukrainians, and not an ancient artifact" (per Ukinform. (https://www/ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3249005-ukrainians-celebrate-vyshyvanka-day.html).)
The holiday was started in 2006 by a student of Chernivtsi University. It quickly spread to the whole country and in Ukrainian populations abroad.
Image: By Vladimir Yaitskiy - Flicker: Girl wearing traditional Ukrainian dress (https://commons.wikimedia/org/w/index.php?urid=31323322). CC BY-SA 2.0
This article was posted on Friday, may 20th, 2022 at 8:23 pm and is filed under Countries & Cultures (https://www/mamalisa.com/blog/category/countries-cultures/), Languages (https://www/mamalisa.com/blog/category/languages/), MamaLisa (https://mamalisa.com
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Yannucci, Lisa and Yaitskiy, Vladimir, “Happy Vyshyvanka Day,” Dominican University SOIS Omeka Site, accessed November 13, 2024, http://108.166.64.190/omeka222/items/show/3008.