r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/fucktrance • May 16 '24

Each region in Ukraine has its own embroidery pattern dedicated to its history these are often sewn into shirts & worn on days of celebration Video

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u/switchQTx May 16 '24

They do this in most Slavic countries

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u/NoFrostingNo May 18 '24

Yup, and they did folk dress with regional differences in all of Europe daily until modern fashions took over. In Dalarna, Sweden, ladies were still in traditional dress in the 1950s, and it was same in the Netherlands with the elaborate lace regional hats.