“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
Ukrainian Easter egg designs – What do they mean?
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...
Pysanky – 26 Ukrainian Easter eggs from different regions of Ukraine
From ancient times, in every region of Ukraine, there were specific traditions to create pysanky (Easter eggs decorated with the batik method). One look at a pysanka was enough to say in what region the Easter...
Paska or kulich? Which word to use?
Paska or kulich? Paskha or Velykden? What is right and what is wrong? What are the arguments for and against different names? Recently, language discussions about the most important symbols of Easter have broken out.
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What Ukrainians put in an Easter basket? Traditional food and symbolism
Easter is coming soon - the day when Christians celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ that happened on the third day after his death. On the night of the Resurrection of Christ, the festive church service is held, and people bring Easter baskets with...
How to decorate a table for Easter – Back to the 20th century
Most of us are looking forward to Easter Sunday. And in the pre-holiday time, every goodwife starts to think about what to cook in advance so that nothing is missed on the Easter table. But one...
