The Ukrainian wreath: interweaving beauty and tradition
THE ORIGINS Lyricized in songs and shrouded in legends, the Ukrainian wreath has a centuries-long history. The wreath…
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Ukrainian artist takes folk tradition of paper-cutting to monumental levels
Lviv-based artist Dariya Alyoshkina is taking the traditional Slavic art of vytynanka to a new level. Her latest…
PHOTOGALLERY: 2016 Vyshyvanka March in Kyiv
Several thousand people wearing Ukrainian ethnic costumes joined the “Vyshyvanka Mega-March” organized for the Day of Kyiv in…
Secret ancestral codes: 12 main symbols in Ukrainian embroidery
What are those mysterious sacred geometrical designs hidden in our grandmother’s treasure chest? They are not just circles,…