Wearing their Ukrainian embroidered shirts, on May 15, members of the Canora branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and members of the local Ukrainian community gathered at the Canora Ukrainian Heritage Museum to celebrate Vyshyvanka Day, observed in Ukraine and around the world on the third Thursday in May.
According to information provided by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the embroidered shirt holds deep significance as it symbolizes Ukrainian heritage, dignity, and represents the resilience of the Ukrainian people in the face of adversity.
Vyshyvanka holds special importance as Ukrainians defend their freedom and land from the genocidal war that Russia has unleashed upon Ukraine, continued the information.
