If you're in need of some Easter egg inspiration, you might find a new source in pysanky eggs. This traditional Ukrainian method of decorating eggs has been around for several millennia—and crafty ...
Let's talk about a beautiful Easter tradition that many Americans may not know about: painting pysanky eggs! This craft is probably unfamiliar to most families, who have their own Easter egg rituals.
With every pysanky class Tammy Budnovitch teaches, she ensures that the Ukrainian craft passed down to her continues. “There are so many traditions that our ancestors have brought over that are dying ...
DALLAS, Pa. — It's a centuries-old Ukrainian tradition known as Pysanky. "The eggs go back about 2,000-plus years. The Ukraine area was originally pagan or non-Christian. So, a lot of the symbols on ...
Put down that egg dyeing kit and come look at the eggs Carol Novosel creates using wax and dyes like her Ukrainian ancestors did. Novosel said she can create one of these intricately designed eggs, ...
Artist Anna Chychula, second from right, shows workshop attendees design elements in creating Ukrainian pysanky eggs at the Ukrainian National Museum. A collection of ornately decorated Ukrainian ...
Spring Cassidy of North Huntingdon is pretty sure she’s just going to buy a standard egg dye kit from the store next year. “This is not easy,” said Cassidy, as she worked to create a delicate design ...
They’re not your ordinary dyed Easter eggs. About a dozen crafters, many of them novices, came to Greensburg on Saturday to try their hands at turning white eggshells into intricately designed, ...
The Ukrainian tradition of working intricate designs on eggs is an ancient one that stretches back to before organized religion. "It's become an Easter tradition, but even more, it's a way to ...
The original Easter eggs were talismans dyed in baths made from berries and bark. With intricate, multicolored designs, they portrayed symbols of eternal life, bountiful harvests, gods and goddesses.
Colorful Easter eggs delight the eye and contribute to the joy of Easter’s celebration. The eggs that immediately make people marvel are a Ukrainian tradition called pysanky. These incredible, ...
Pysanky, traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs, were on display and for sell during Palm Sunday service at St. Sophia Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in The Colony, Texas on Friday, April 10, 2022.