Traditional Ukrainian clothing has many stylistic varieties, depending on the ethnographic region. But the main and constant attribute in any region is a beauuuutiful traditional shirt, called vyshyvanka, meant the embroided shirt.
In Ukrainian culture v__yshyvanka used to be used as a guard talisman to protect the person wearing it and to tell everybody the story of his/her origin. In early Christian tradiotions the embroidery was used in the “vulnerable places”, where evil spirits could enter the body: along the neckline, cuffs, shoulders, back and hem.
On the head the embroided hat (for men and married women)or wreth of flowers (for girls) were put on the same reason as a symbol of health and protection.
Nowadays we use the traditional clothing for national holidays and weddings, but the shirts and embroided dresses are often used in everyday life too cause it looks amazingly beauuuutiful!
It is a real peace of art, cause it takes weeks if not months to make such a shirt or hat by hands, but when you look at colors you get fascinated by its beauty right the same moment!
Every color on has its meaning: black stands for sadness, blue for peace, green for health, yellow for prosperity and red for love, of course
It already seemed like an interesting piece when I read the subject but the closing lines of the passage sealed it. This is my first time knowing about this and I love it. Hopefully one day I’ll witness all this in person. Thank you for sharing it with the community.
Muy lindo post el que nos compartes @uavalentine , el significado de las camisas con bordados es muy interesante, nos podrías contar un poco más el sitio donde tomaste las fotos, y otra cosa por ejemplo estas ropas tradicionales solo las utilizan en eventos conmemorativos o folclóricos ?
Otra cosa que me llamo la atención es el tocado o bincha que llevas en la cabeza, vi algo parecido en algunos documentales de History Chanel, de habitantes del Asia central, podrías contarnos un poco sobre el y su significado.
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When we were kids, my father cross stitched a dance blouse for my sister. It took him a few months to complete the garment. However, in the end, he received a lot of praise and admiration for what he did.
Having come from a semi Ukrainian background, I am excited to see the response that you are receiving as the garments are gorgeous.
I used to dance several times in a folk dance when I was a small small kid, but at that time nodoby took pictures of us somehow. You brought me back those memories too…
Thank youuuuu @O_Nate for the compliments and for sharing these precious moments from your childhood!
Thank you sooo much @FaridTDF and @ErmesT for your attention and questions so I could improve my information about our traditional clothing in the post and will copy it here for you as well.
In Ukrainian culture vyshyvanka used to be used as a guard talisman to protect the person wearing it and to tell everybody the story of his/her origin. In early Christian tradiotions the embroidery was used in the “vulnerable places”, where evil spirits could enter the body: along the neckline, cuffs, shoulders, back and hem.
On the head the embroided hat (for men and married women)or wreth of flowers (for girls) were put on the same reason as a symbol of health and protection.
Nowadays we use the traditional clothing for national holidays and weddings, but the shirts and embroided dresses are often used in everyday life too cause it looks amazingly beauuuutiful!
These pictures were taken in the Carpathian mountains, the village called Bukovel and the traditional clothing is used from this region too.
I am so happy to met you here on LGs Connect! Ukraine Local Guides community is growing!!!
Your amazing post made my day!!! Awesome pictures are full of love and positive mood!!!
I totally agree with you that our Ukrainian vyshyvanka is real piece of art! Would like to add one more fact - not only color, and all signs on a vyshyvanka have special meaning!
Waiting for new post and amazing pictures from you!
Thank you so much @ErmesT for tagging me that I didn’t miss this amazing post!!!
Happy to meet you and thank you for your kind kind support message that made my day in return!
Yes, you are right, not only colors but also the signs have meaning in vyshyvanka! Like anything else in our lives… Humans are symbolic creatures, as on philosopher put it.
Thank youuuuu so much !!! Have a great continuation and hope to see you one beautiful day!!!
