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World Service,4 mins

Vyshyvanka: how Ukrainians say it with embroidery

The Fifth Floor

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In the week that Ukrainians celebrated Vyshyvanka Day, the 91福利社's Marta Shokalo explains the significance of these traditional embroidered shirts and the stories they tell. The days when women spent the winter embroidering are past, but the vyshyvanka is still deeply rooted in Ukrainian lives. (Picture shows Marta and her bridesmaids on the day before her wedding. Credit Marta Shokalo)

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