Ukrainians dress up for Vyshyvanka Day (PHOTOS)

Many Ukrainians digged out their vyshyvankas, traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirts, to wear them on Vyshyvanka Day on May 21.

More than 4,500 of them posted photos of themselves wearing vyshyvankas to Facebook and Instagram.

“I am very glad that I am Ukrainian,” Instagram user Anastasiia
Vozniak wrote under a photo of herself in a vyshyvanka.

Dozens of Ukrainian lawmakers joined the initiative and came
to Ukrainians Parliament in vyshyvankas.

Anastasiya Levashova takes a photo in vyshyvanka in London (nastya_levashova).

Alina Kireeva’s grandmother wears vyshyvanka (glupuy_alen).

Ukrainian pop singer Anzhelika Rudnytska wears a red embroidered shirt (anzhelika_rudnytska).

Baby Girl wears embroidered clothing (xrystik037).

Employees of President Administration stay in front of the building in vyshyvankas (@APUkraine).

Helga Butkovska’s family take a photo in vyshyvankas (lady_olichka).

A dog in vyshyvanka sits on a sofa (kiseliova_katy).