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On the third Thursday of May, the port city of Odesa turns out in embroidered vyshyvanka shirts for Ukraine's day of national dress. Processions and music fill the streets as people of every age wear the traditional patterns with pride, in a warm celebration of identity in a city on the Black Sea.
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Odesa, Ukraine
On the third Thursday of May, the port city of Odesa turns out in embroidered vyshyvanka shirts for Ukraine's day of national dress. Processions and music fill the streets as people of every age wear the traditional patterns with pride, in a warm celebration of identity in a city on the Black Sea.
Vyshyvanka Day is a Ukrainian celebration of national identity on the third Thursday of May, when people wear the traditional embroidered 'vyshyvanka' shirt. In Odesa it is marked with embroidered dress, processions, and music across the port city.
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Vyshyvanka Day is a Ukrainian celebration of national identity on the third Thursday of May, when people wear the traditional embroidered 'vyshyvanka' shirt. In Odesa it is marked with embroidered dress, processions, and music across the port city.
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