Viking 'Footsteps of the Cossacks' (Ukraine)

[altiva]

These are corali. It's a necklace, originally made from red corals. Women wore them over vyshyvankas, and in the centre, those who could afford it, had a ducat - a heavy golden coin. These are made from wood, so they are kind of fake. :-))) I saw those made from real corals and they were about 5 to 10 euros each - but I don't have a photo.

The woman's costume without corals is not complete.

 

 

This is pottery, and on the background, there are plahtas. Married women wore these headscarves along with the traditional costumes. It was indecent for a married woman to show her hair, long ago. The black one you did not wear unless someone in your family died or you were like a thousand years old. I think they make black, because tourists are crazy about this colour. Traditionally, black colour is considered back luck and is worn only for funerals and such.

[altiva]

How do you clean them, is there a problem with the colors running? I can just hear DH, if you don't know where it will go (in the house) or where you will wear it--you won't get it!

 

hi silkismom, sure, you can wash them! Normally they should not run. You wash them in a washing machine, in cold water, like any blouse. I heard the sellers telling people that it would not run, but, then, they were trying to sell them. If of a good quality, normally, you should treat it as an ordinary cotton blouse, and not as a foreigner.

You can wear them with jeans, skirts, suits, even shorts.

Edited February 18, 2013 by altiva

[altiva]

These are the vyshyvankas made from hand-weaved cloth (the yellowish on the right). This what they originally looked like. The black one is a pervesity of nature, as I said already, they are made for tourists and maybe goths.

 

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Folklore group wears national costumes

Ukrainian folk group in Ukrainian costumes. You see that the women

wear headbands, and they attached flowers to them. Traditionally,

they should have put plahtas (bit head scarves) on, to cover their

hair, not flowers. But, of course, it does not matter nowadays, so they wear what

they want.

 

 

[Peregrina651]

How do you clean them, is there a problem with the colors running? I can just hear DH, if you don't know where it will go (in the house) or where you will wear it--you won't get it!

 

OMG! He sounds just like my husband! Where are we going to put it? If we can't figure that out then we aren't going to buy it.

[Grandcruisevirgin]

How do you clean them, is there a problem with the colors running? I can just hear DH, if you don't know where it will go (in the house) or where you will wear it--you won't get it!

So glad I don't have one of those DH people around to monitor my shopping anymore! I have an embroidered blouse from Mexico which I wash by hand and then drip dry so it doesn't have to be ironed. I would bet that the threads used in Ukraine are similar to those used in Mexico or else the people there wouldn't wear them.

[silkismom]

I think I'm going to get a blouse, no matter what, but think I might have trouble deciding which one, they are all so pretty.

[altiva]

They have a museum of Ukrainian embroidery in Crimea, if you are

there, you can visit:

And a museum of vyshyvanky in Chicago, USA. The exhibits are from Ukrainian

immigrant families. The embroidery is 150-200 years old:

[altiva]

So glad I don't have one of those DH people around to monitor my shopping anymore! I have an embroidered blouse from Mexico which I wash by hand and then drip dry so it doesn't have to be ironed. I would bet that the threads used in Ukraine are similar to those used in Mexico or else the people there wouldn't wear them.

 

You are right, Grandcruisevirgin. Here is a video, showing how students wear them to school, beacause they like them, students of all nations and colours:

 

 

Here is a guide, a businessman and a waitress, and a young woman explain why they decided to wear vyshyvankas as their everyday clothes:

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And, it's widely popular all over the world.

 

 

 

The song is a Ukrainian song, Natalka-Poltavka (Natalka from Poltava), from a Ukrainian play "Natalka-Poltavka".

[Peregrina651]

I just finished posting pictures of our trip on Photoblog, starting with some pictures of the ship and then going day by day through the trip. Enjoy.

[altiva]

hi people,

February 21 is an International tourist guide day.

It's a great opportunity for you to send greetings and nice wishes

to your guides, thanking them for their efforts. They'll appreciate

your thanks and will try even harder to make your stay in their

countries even better.

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Ukraine, Independence day:

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Ukrainian national costume:

 

Inside of the Ukrainian house:

 

Easter in Ukraine:

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Ukrainian embroidery:

 

Ukrainian students:

 

Inside of the Ukrainian house, a holiday table:

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Greek statue in Ukraine:

 

Ukrainian family:

 

Ukrainan house:

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This is how Ukrainian embroidery is made:

 

Ukrainian head scarf:

 

Ukrainian national costume:

 

More photos here:

http://odessainterpreters.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=11

Edited February 23, 2013 by altiva

[silkismom]

Wow!!

[altiva]

Wow!!

 

Thank you, silkismom.

[altiva]

Ukrainian embroidery:

[Peregrina651]

This question came up on another thread and I thought that I would mention it here.

 

Someone asked about traveling with a CPAP. I responded that if you have one you should contact Viking in advance of sailing to make any arrangements that might be needed (such as if you need distilled water). You need accurate information and it should come directly from Viking and not from your buddies on Cruise Critic. This goes for anyone with special needs.

Guests who have any medical, physical or other special needs should check the

fleet information

on our website to gain an understanding of the layout of any particular ship, and should contact Viking River Cruises, Inc., at 1-877-668-4546 (1-877-66VIKING) directly with additional questions and to obtain a copy of our Policy Statement.

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited February 25, 2013 by Peregrina651

[altiva]

Ukrainian national costume, west:

 

Ukrainian hand-made rugs and the house:

 

Just rugs:

 

Souvenirs:

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Ukrainian embroidery:

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The museum of Ukrainian towels. It's in an old Ukrainian church, dated from 1651, Kyiv region.

It's where this cruise passes. Right on the river Dnieper.

Edited February 25, 2013 by altiva

[Grandcruisevirgin]

My 2013 - 2014 Viking catalog arrived today. I'm going to keep this one, even though I'm not planning another trip right now.

 

The only dates left for the 2013 Footsteps of the Cossacks are May 2, June 4, 15, & 26, July 7, 18, & 29 and Aug 9.

The only cabin categories left for those dates are AX, BX, CX, C and D.

 

The cruise I'm on - September to October must be full.

 

Still no dates for 2014. My prediction/guess is that Viking plans to replace the Lomonosov in 2014.