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Ivan Marynovskyy (left), Oleg Azovsky (centre) and Norbert Iwan (right) put a Rushnyk or ritual cloth around the neck of the Taras Shevchenko statue on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative building Thursday evening as they celebrate Vishivanka Day. The Winnipeg Ukrainian community is gathered at the statue before heading to The Forks and the Manitoba Theatre for Young People where the Ukrainian Kino Film Festival is taking place. Vishivanka Day is an opportunity to celebrate and promote Ukrainian culture; many approximately fifty participants wore their intricately embroidered Vishivanka shirts. 150521 May 21, 2015 Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press