Russian Telnyashka Day
August 19 · Level 6 · #974 of 2238
Russian Telnyashka Day is an informal celebration of the striped undershirt associated with naval service. For many families, it carries memories of sailors, friendship and life at sea. Its distinctive stripes have also found a lasting place in everyday clothing.
How it is celebrated: veterans and naval-history enthusiasts wear their telnyashkas, meet up and share photographs. Museums and clubs use the occasion to explore naval uniforms and how they have changed.
The stripes are not always dark blue. Russian airborne troops wear a version with light-blue stripes, so this famously nautical garment can also point to a career in the sky.