Friends, warm greetings! In my Netherlands column I want to share the story of the Unity Rushnyk — the Towel of Victory and Peace.
Iam Oleksii Tryfonov, ambassador of “Ukrainians and the World” in the Netherlands, member of Rotary Club Cherkasy, founder of the intercountry committee Rotary ICC Ukraine–Nederland, charter founder of the Rotary Academy of Ukrainian Culture and Art (RAU), and an active figure of the Slava i Volia foundation.
We are taking up the relay of this living symbol. Its pattern grows from deep cultural roots: every cross-stitch is gratitude to our defenders, a prayer for victory, and a promise of peace. Last year, at the festival “Vyshyvanka Unites”, Andrii Yatsenko and Volodymyr Palamar, head of the Association of Ukrainian Organizations in Estonia, launched the project.
Ukrainian craftswomen worldwide embroidered towels and sent them to Tallinn, where they were stitched into one. The nearly 200-meter rushnyk was presented on October 1, 2024, the Day of Defenders of Ukraine. This December, the Netherlands will host the relay, uniting communities, studios, and friends to keep weaving a fabric that gathers the world around Ukraine.
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