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Interesting Facts about Ukrainian Embroidered Shirts: 1.The first embroidered garments had primarily religious meaning, and protected their owners from evil. There were special vyshyvankas for festive events and religious rituals. Embroidered shirts were given as presents to newborn babies in order to protect them from evil spirits. 2.Herodotus claimed that the Scythians who used to inhabit the territory of Ukraine for a long time wore clothes decorated with embroidery. 3.... Shirts have always been embroidered by women, and that is why they were strongly charged emotionally, symbolized goodness, love and loyalty. 4.People say there should have been only one girl Chumack could trust with washing his shirts. That is how Chumacks justified their loyalty to the beloved ones. 5. Ivan Franko was the first fashionable dresser who combined vyshyvanka with workaday clothes. He wore it under his jacket and together with modern garments. 6. Each region of Ukraine has its specific vyshyvanka which differs from the others in embroidery technique and pattern. 7.The first TV-host who appeared live in vyshyvanka was Andrii Shevchenko. He was dressed like that when opening the "Elections Night" Telethon on "5 Kanal" (The 5th Channel). 8.One of the most original vyshyvankas is the one from Borshchiv area. There is a legend explaining such pattern. Long time ago, the Turks and Tatars killed almost all local men, and for several generations women wore such vyshyvankas. See more