On 18 May 2017, Ukrainians all over the world celebrated the day of the national embroidered shirt, or Vyshyvanka. The event, celebrated on the third Thursday of May, has turned into a global cultural diplomacy opportunity for the numerous Ukrainian communities around the world, and a national statement inside the country. The Vyshyvanka Day emerged as a flash mob not attached to any public holiday.
On this day Ukrainians wear vyshyvankas to demonstrate adherence to the idea of national identity. The day unites Ukrainians regardless of their gender, social status, religious beliefs or political opinions.
A huge photo gallery of the flashmob saluting the Vyshyvanka Day (80+ photos)
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- Turkey. Photo: Instagram lasttaras
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- Vyshyvanka Day. Lviv. Photo: Instagram reallviv
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- Vyshyvanka Day. Kyiv. Photo: Instagram lena_datii
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- Vyshyvanka Day. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Photo: Instagram soya_olya
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- Munich, Germany. Photo: Instagram dmytropavlenko
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- Vyshyvanka Day. Irpin, Kyiv Oblat. Photo: Instagram vic.may
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- Vyshyvanka Day. Rome, Italy. Photo: Instagram seredalada