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BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Nearly 200 Ukrainians and their supporters gather on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Man., Thursday, May 19, 2023 for Vyshyvanka Day. The annual international holiday is celebrated on the third Thursday of May and is designed to preserve the age-old folk traditions of Ukrainian national clothing, particulary its embroidered clothing. Pictured: A participant in the ceremony holds a national Ukrainian flag featuring the coat of arms of Ukraine,