Ukraine’s Embassy in North Macedonia has traditionally presented the first embroidered shirt, vyshyvanka, to the parents of a newborn child, according to a report posted on the Facebook page of the embassy.
“We continue our wonderful tradition of congratulating our Macedonian Ukrainians on the most important holiday – the birth of a child,” the post reads.
According to the report, the newborn’s mother, Gana Ilievski, received the embroidered shirt from Ukrainian Ambassador Natalia Zadorozhniuk.
“Such events truly demonstrate the very close and friendly relations between the Ukrainian and Macedonian peoples,” the embassy said.
