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Embroidered pride: highlights from Vyshyvanka Day celebrations

…of culture and made an impressive procession in national costumes. An exhibition of Ukrainian folk embroidery also accompanied the flash mob with a parade of vyshyvankas. Thus, the holiday passed in the spirit of national self-consciousness, patriotism, and memory of roots through the prism of Ukrainian national clothes. 2020 year, Kyiv. A few months after the start of the global

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Pysanky – 26 Ukrainian Easter eggs from different regions of Ukraine

…and black color prevail. Among the ornaments, we can see solar and floral motifs (geometrical are almost not found). Hops, roses, waves and the like are also depicted. Zaporizhia Pysanky of Zaporizhia region are adorned with floral motifs depicted by broad lines of black and red colors. Dnipropetrovshchyna Dnipropetrovsk pysanky successfully combine geometric and floral ornaments in saturated colors. Cherkashchyna…