At Easter, Ukrainians go to church to consecrate Easter baskets filled with Easter kulichi, krashanky (painted eggs), and food for the family to eat during the holiday dinner. However, it is also very important not to forget to decorate the basket with a candle and Easter towel (Ukrainian rushnyk). The first embodies the divine light that each of us carries inside and gives to the world. The second symbolizes the wealth of threads which kinda “weave” our mind and heart. On the whole, the thread is a symbol of infinity...
Old Easter Bread recipe
Easter is a special holiday when all family members come together and enjoy Easter cake and eggs. Of course, you want everything to be perfect on this day and your Easter bread to taste delicious and look appetizing. We want to help you that come true. We are glad to share the recipe for a traditional Easter cake, which Olha Nalyvaiko, Ukrainian ethnographer, shared on the Internet. You know that the best recipes are always those that have been tried by generations of housewives. This recipe is the case. It...
Encrypted embroidery. How to depict words and numbers in ornaments?
The embroidery code is not a Ukrainian joke or puzzle but real art shrouded in mystery. The embroidered clothing will hardly surprise anyone but the embroidered code will do.) Modern scientists have made a thorough research of the embroidery code. After collecting ornaments and reviewing thousands of embroidery varieties, they have found out that ancient embroidery patterns represent information about who created the embroidery, when it happened, and what words were encoded. The book that rediscovered the world of embroidery In 2008, the world saw the the first-of-its-kind book...