Monthly Archives: April 2019

How to bake perfect Ukrainian Easter bread

Easter bread is a special, festive, and solemn dish - one of the main foods on the Easter table. Its baking requires a lot of patience but the result is truly rewarding.

In ancient times, goodwives put the tastiest, freshest, and sweetest ingredients in the Easter...

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Holy Thursday traditions

 

Holy Thursday is celebrated three days before the Easter Sunday. The customs and traditions of Maundy Thursday, preceding Good Friday, are aimed at purification not only of home but also of the soul. It is believed that on this day Christians must “leave” their fears,...

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Canada released new Ukrainian pysanka coin

For the fourth consecutive year, the Royal Canadian Mint releases coin "Traditional Ukrainian Pysanka" in the form of the Ukrainian Easter Egg for numismatists. And this is the only mint in the world, which pays much attention to the Ukrainian thematic in the coinage. What...

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Ukrainian Easter egg designs – What do they mean?

 

“Pysanka is a unique wealth. We must preserve it as an invaluable treasure! We should be proud of it before the whole world.”

Dovzhenko,

talented screenwriter, film producer and director of Ukrainian origin

Pysanky (Easter eggs) belong to the best works...

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Pysanky Designs in Gucci Fashion

 

Oleh Kirashchuk lives in Kolomyia city in Ivano-Frankivsk regions and earns a living on Easter eggs. He presents his works on the Internet and sells them abroad.

His three-bedroom apartment is at the same time his studio. Magazines and sketches of drawn eggs, baskets...

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