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Embroidery: a cultural

heritage of Ukraine

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I bet you have never seen more beautiful traditional costumes than those in Ukraine!

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And the reason for that is the Ukrainian embroidery art!

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Ukrainian embroidery has a long history and it was mentioned first in 513 BC by a famous Greek historian Herodotus.

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The embroidery plays an important role for Ukrainians and they use it everywhere!

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For example, to decorate their cloth…

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Or tablecloth used on festive occasions…

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Or pillows…

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Or houses…

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Even toys!..

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And of course towels…

which are greatly symbolic for a series of ceremonies and rituals in Ukraine

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Like marriage…

The bride and the bridegroom should step on the towel – who does it first, will be dominating in the family

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Or welcome of the important guests

according to the Ukrainian tradition with bread and salt

on the embroidered towel…

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And last but not least…

Ukrainian embroidery significantly varies from region to region, where the design has its own history of development which defines its ornamental motifs and compositions, as well as its favorite choice of

colors and types of stitches.

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Embroidery map of Ukraine

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Thank you for your attention!

(Hope, you enjoyed!)


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