Happy Easter; Have you heard of Pysanky Eggs? They're a Ukrainian Custom of decorating eggs with beautiful patterns with wax and dye, depicting traditional patterns, designs and symbols to ward off evil.

Each color and pattern means something unique; ranging from religious iconography to traditional folktale patterns, even to the colors having their own symbols.

I'm honestly a big fan

Finished my Watership Down themed Ukrainian Egg!!

Made eggs

Kolomyia: Ukrainian Easter Eggs at the Pysanka Museum 1 2

Ukrainian traditional Easter eggs Pysanka from The Description of the Folk Pysanka Collection by S.Kulzhynsky, 1899

The collection described in the book was given to the museum in Poltava by the Ukrainian noblewoman, philanthropist, and collector Kateryna Skarzhynska.

More pysanky done recently.

Ukrainian hand painted eggs!!! My daughter made this one, too!! The intricate details astound me. Such a lovely creation. 😍

Pysanky by Katherine Alexander

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Pysanky - Ukrainian Easter Eggs

Fallout art pysanky style

"A Ukrainian ceremony in which an egg was used to cure fever has been documented. A Babka rolled an egg over a patients body and then broke it into water. The cure was said to be guaranteed if the healer was able to discern the cause of a fear by interpreting the egg-white formations (Podolinskii 1879, 186). In other descriptions, an egg was rolled over an inflicted person and thrown to dogs to eat (Chubinskii 1872, 42, 131)."

The Word And Wax: A Medical Folk Ritual Among Ukrainians in Alberta by Rena Jeanne Hanchuk

Ukrainian

Pysanky - Ukrainian Easter Eggs - in the Carpathian Mountains.

Ukrainian emigrant shows the traditional technique of decorating a Pysanka with melted wax to a group of children in Minneapolis, USA, 1941

First one of the Easter season this year.

Both sides of the Ukrainian hand painted egg

I love this egg that my daughter made for me!! The intricate detail fascinates me. I couldn't do that. 😁 I put it in my kitchen so I can see it every day. The greatest gifts are the ones from the heart. Happy Easter!! Have a great day, everyone!! 😀 😍