Day embroidery: history and traditions of the holiday

On this day, popularized the wearing Ukrainian national ethnic clothing - embroidered. After all embroidery - not just a shirt, and Ukrainian symbol and a powerful amulet person.

history of the holiday

First Day embroidered noted students of Chernivtsi National University in 2006. Then one student, inspired by a friend who wore embroidered on a daily basis, invited all to wear the shirt. First, a few students and teachers wore embroidered, but with more and more people every year was of an ethnic shirt, and the holiday went far beyond the limits of Chernivtsi.

Now Ukrainians celebrate Day shirts in different parts of the world, cities are organizing marches in embroidered shirts, hold contests better shirts, and children in schools and kindergartens, and tells the story of Ukrainian traditions embroidery.

History of embroidery

Embroidery for Ukrainians has always had a special significance. Ukrainian girls of marriageable age were evaluated for potential husbands ability to embroider. For the wedding of the girl preparing dowry chest. Inside the chest were embroidered shirts, towels, aprons.

Embroidery It was a talisman. And the characters bore a special significance. Embroidery on women's shirt was placed on his hands to protect workers' hands, men shirt embroidered on the chest, so she defended her his heart in battle with the enemy.

According to legend, the baby also had to sew a shirt. He did so either the mother or grandmother. Embroidering, they prayed and sang songs. It was believed that this shirt will protect the baby.

Today, embroidery elements used by many leading designers in its products, proving the fact that the embroidery was left not just fashion - it is out of fashion.

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