Vyshyvanka Day, the day of the Ukrainian embroidered shirt, is celebrated every year on the third Thursday of May — in 2027 it falls on May 20. It was started in 2006 by Lesia Voroniuk, a student at Chernivtsi University, and has since become a nationwide celebration: people wear vyshyvankas to school, to the office and in the streets. Here you will find Vyshyvanka Day wishes: short, for colleagues, family and children, longer messages and poems. Wishes for other holidays of the year are in our holiday wishes calendar.
Read about embroidery symbols in flowers on the vyshyvanka and Ukrainian embroidery patterns.
Happy Vyshyvanka Day! Every pattern on the shirt is a family story, a mother's prayer and love for our native land. I wish that we always remember our roots, pass our traditions on to our children and wear the vyshyvanka not only on holidays but with pride in our hearts every day.
View full-size photoVyshyvanka unites generations and symbolizes Ukrainian traditions
Happy holiday that unites all of Ukraine! May the vyshyvanka be a symbol of our resilience, beauty and unity, and may every day bring peace and victory closer.
A small bouquet goes well with a card: flowers turn even a few lines into a special gift.
Red threads like a viburnum bough,
Black threads like the earth below.
Ukraine, may you bloom and grow —
And may your colors always glow!
Mother's shirt of snowy white
Blooms with poppies, red and bright.
May it give us strength each day
And keep our roots in every way.
Bouquets in embroidery colors suit Vyshyvanka Day: red and white roses, poppies, wildflowers. Find ethnic design ideas in Ukrainian ethno bouquets and Independence Day bouquet ideas, and texts for August 24 in Ukraine Independence Day wishes.
More options are in the roses, flowers in a box and white flowers sections.
May 20. The holiday is celebrated every year on the third Thursday of May.
Lesia Voroniuk, a student at Chernivtsi National University, in 2006. Since then it has become a nationwide and international celebration.
"Happy Vyshyvanka Day! May the Ukrainian code protect us and our loved ones."
Another holiday of Ukrainian symbols is National Flag Day (August 23).
A holiday of unity for all Ukrainians is Unity Day.
A day for those who keep traditions alive: Culture Workers Day.
Read also: Ukrainian Women’s Day wishes.
Author: Maria Svitlovir
Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.
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