In pysanky, the colors and designs carry meaning and call out to the gods and goddesses for health, fertility, love, wealth and much more With Easter approaching this Sunday, and amid the ongoing war ...

As the war in Ukraine continues into the Easter season—with the Catholic and Protestant churches celebrating Easter on April 17, and Orthodox Easter, as celebrated by many Ukrainians, falling on April ...

Layers of beeswax designs and dye go into making pysanky eggs, an Easter tradition in Ukraine and other countries in eastern and central Europe. Many people feeling heartbroken and helpless over the ...

YARDLEY, Pa -- Basia Andrusko has been writing Pysanky since she was a child, etching ornate designs on everything from chicken, finch and quail eggs to ostrich, emu and rhea eggs. Pysaty comes from ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While the Ukrainian eggs are less of a pagan offering and more of a classical art form these days, ...

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 ...

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.

EVERY YEAR I put up an Easter tree. It’s a humble thing, just a few branches gathered on dog walks and adorned with pastel papier-mâché eggs my mother gave me. But this year, as my garden in Los ...

There is a legend Stephanie Cheeseman grew up hearing about Ukrainian eggs that she has thought about often lately. In it, an evil creature is held back from destroying the world by chains that bind ...

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 ...