Ukrainians have traditionally cooked many different dishes for the Easter celebration. While Easter bread and eggs play an essential ceremonial function, there are other recipes to include in your festive menu. Festive meat and dairy dishes Generally speaking, Easter dishes fall into two groups — meat and dairy. Dairy dishes may vary from region to region. Still, the most common are cottage cheese Easter cake, sweet casserole, pleskanka (baked cottage cheese), butter (sometimes shaped like a lamb using a unique metal mold), and cottage cheese pyrizhky (hand pies). There is...
Ukrainian Easter dishes
Easter is considered to be the most important day in the annual calendar of church holidays. This bright day symbolizes the Resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion and the unconditional victory of life over death. Like many other holidays in the Ukrainian culture, the celebration of Easter is accompanied by the preparation of a large feast with peculiar dishes. Ukrainian custom to set the table on Easter Each region and village in Ukraine has peculiarities of celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord. But the basis is always the traditional...
Traditional Easter symbols and beliefs
Ukrainians revere the day of the Holy Easter and spare no effort in preparing for the celebration. The Ukrainian Easter traditions were formed generations but are still relevant and valuable for Orthodox citizens of Ukraine. Easter traditions are connected to preparing the festive table and observing Great Lent, and they also include different folk customs and signs. There are many of them, so we bring to your attention the most famous folk beliefs. Beliefs associated with Orthodox Easter - On Sunday morning, you need to look at the sun. According...