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Celebrating Ukraine's traditional costume

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Members of the Ukrainian community in Korea wear vyshyvanka, traditional Ukrainian embroidered clothing, in celebration of Vyshyvanka Day amid Russia's invasion of their country, in front of the Embassy of Ukraine to Korea in Yongsan District, Seoul, May 19. Vyshyvanka Day, which falls on every third Thursday of May, commemorates the ethnic embroidered costume of Ukraine. Ewha Womans University professors and Yongsan International School of Seoul students held a concert for peace in front of the embassy to celebrate Vyshyvanka Day. Courtesy of Embassy of Ukraine in Korea