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The embroidery is a fundamental element of the Ukrainian folk costume in both sexes. [10]: 16 Ukrainian vyshyvanka is distinguished by local embroidery features specific to Ukrainian embroidery: The vyshyvanka not only speaks of its Ukrainian origin but also of the particular region in which it was made. The knowing eye could detect where a ...
The Ukrainian Museum of Canada is a network of museums across Canada that promote Ukrainian cultural life. [1] The headquarters of the network is in Saskatoon, where the first museum was established in 1941 by the Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada. [2] [3] One of the co-founders was the activist and writer Savella Stechishin. [4]
Ukrainian national clothing is the clothing worn by people living in Ukraine, mainly ethnic Ukrainians. The most famous Ukrainian clothing items are the embroidered shirt , a cloth sash and a vinok flower crown. The clothing styles differed between the four macroregions of Ukraine: Polissia, Lisostep, Step and Carpathians. [1]
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It is the largest Ukrainian cultural institution of its kind in Canada. Founded in 1944 by the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada, the museum collects and preserves materials and artifacts including documents, ancient maps, rare books, film, photographs, items of folk art, pioneers' tools, musical instruments, and regional folk costumes ...
Vyshyvanka Day is an international holiday that aims to preserve the Ukrainian folk traditions of creating and wearing ethnic embroidered clothes called vyshyvankas. It is celebrated the third Thursday of May. [1] Vyshyvankas are, along with pysankas (traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs), one of the best known symbols of Ukrainian culture. [1]
Statue of Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka donated to the AUUC by the Soviet authorities in Ukraine in 1976 and residing at the University of Saskatchewan.. The Association of United Ukrainian Canadians (AUUC; Ukrainian: Товариство Об'єднаних Українських Канадців) is a national cultural-educational non-profit organization established for Ukrainians in Canada.
Most Ukrainians who came to Canada from Galicia were Ukrainian Catholic and those from Bukovina were Ukrainian Orthodox. However, people of both churches faced a shortage of priests in Canada. The Ukrainian Catholic clergy came into conflict with the Roman Catholic hierarchy because they were not celibate and wanted a separate governing structure.