Vyshyvanka Day History
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Title
Vyshyvanka Day History
Subject
Holidays--Ukraine
Description
Wikipedia's account of the origins and growth of the international celebration of Vyvyvanka Day.
Creator
Wikipedia
Publisher
LIS889
Date
2022-10-09
Contributor
Jung, Virginia
Rights
Dominican University
Format
image/png
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
LIS889_img30_history
Coverage
Ukraina
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History
The idea of Vyshyvanka Day was suggested in 2006 by Lesia Voroniuk [uk], then a student of Chernivtsi University.[3] Voroniuk suggested that her classmates and students choose one day and wear vyshyvanka shirts all together. Initially, several dozen students and several faculty members wore embroidered shirts. But in the following years, the holiday grew to an all-Ukrainian level. Later it attracted the Ukrainian diaspora around the world, as well as supporters of Ukraine.[4][5] The day of celebration was intentionally set on a weekday and not in the weekend to emphasise that the vyshyvanka is "a component of the life and culture of Ukrainians, and not an ancient artifact".[1]
The fifth anniversary of the holiday in 2011 was marked by setting the Guinness World Records for the largest number of people dressed in embroidered shirts and gathered in one place. More than 4,000 people in vyshyvanka shirts gathered on Chernivtsi's Central Square [uk]. The same year, a huge embroidered shirt (4 × 10 metres) was sewn for the central building of Chernivtsi University.[6]
Vyshyvanka Day in 2015 was celebrated under the slogan "Give the vyshyvanka to a defender". It was a campaign launched to raise the fighting spirit of Ukrainian soldiers in the Russo-Ukrainian War. The holiday was marked on a global scale, about 50 countries of the world joined the action.[7][8]
The idea of Vyshyvanka Day was suggested in 2006 by Lesia Voroniuk [uk], then a student of Chernivtsi University.[3] Voroniuk suggested that her classmates and students choose one day and wear vyshyvanka shirts all together. Initially, several dozen students and several faculty members wore embroidered shirts. But in the following years, the holiday grew to an all-Ukrainian level. Later it attracted the Ukrainian diaspora around the world, as well as supporters of Ukraine.[4][5] The day of celebration was intentionally set on a weekday and not in the weekend to emphasise that the vyshyvanka is "a component of the life and culture of Ukrainians, and not an ancient artifact".[1]
The fifth anniversary of the holiday in 2011 was marked by setting the Guinness World Records for the largest number of people dressed in embroidered shirts and gathered in one place. More than 4,000 people in vyshyvanka shirts gathered on Chernivtsi's Central Square [uk]. The same year, a huge embroidered shirt (4 × 10 metres) was sewn for the central building of Chernivtsi University.[6]
Vyshyvanka Day in 2015 was celebrated under the slogan "Give the vyshyvanka to a defender". It was a campaign launched to raise the fighting spirit of Ukrainian soldiers in the Russo-Ukrainian War. The holiday was marked on a global scale, about 50 countries of the world joined the action.[7][8]
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Citation
Wikipedia, “Vyshyvanka Day History,” Dominican University SOIS Omeka Site, accessed February 22, 2025, http://108.166.64.190/omeka222/items/show/3027.