The «Vyshyvanka Festival» (Embroidery Festival) for children from the boarding schools of the Mykolaiv Region took place in Briukhovychi

Every year on the third Thursday of May, Ukrainians celebrate International Vyshyvanka Day. Traditionally, to this patriotic event, the NGO and the Charitable Foundation «Rozvytok Hromady» organizes a mass festival in the city center of Lviv with a gala concert and star guests. Every year it gathers thousands of vyshyvanka fans and people, who just want to spend a patriotic time. However, this year, because of Russia full-scale invasion, the Vyshyvanka Festival was held at the St. Nicholas Training and Rehabilitation Center in Briukhovychi for internally displaced children from specialized boarding schools of the Mykolaiv Region, who temporarily live there.

The Festival began with a moment of silence in memory of the Fallen Heroes and the performance of the national Anthem of Ukraine.

Afterwards, the children were entertained by performances of the sport and dance club " Edelveis ", Olha Bahdai, Natalia Stasiv, Zlata Titarenko, Sviatoslav Havrysh, theater studio "Ryana" and the school of boyovyi hopak «Vovk». The generators of good mood were the annual hosts of the festival - the famous Lviv duo "VlaTar".
What is more, the participants of the festival painted a picture to the Vyshyvanka Day. At the end of the Festival, everyone was treated with a giant cake in the form of a map of Ukraine, which was decorated with the Vyshyvanka Festival logo by the NGO "West Chef Group".

We are sincerely grateful to all our friends and partners for their help in holding the «Vyshyvanka Festival 2022». We believe in Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine and #CreateGoodTogether - together we promote our traditions and support a real Ukrainian holiday!

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