Ukrainian Easter eggs

Egg decorating is the easter special. Everyone loves to decorate some eggs Goose, duck or hens' eggs are usually removed, i.e. the content of the egg is removed. The egg is sometimes sculpted, otherwise decorated in a number of different techniques. Improved version of Eggs. ... Improved version of Eggs. ... Genera Anser Branta Chen Cereopsis Cnemiornis(extinct) † see also: Swan, Duck Anatidae Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae For other uses, see Duck (disambiguation). ... Look up hen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Some eggs, like emu eggs, are so large and strong that the shells may be carved without breaking. Decorations on emu eggs take advantage of the contrast in colours between the dark green mottled outside of the shell, and the contrasting shell-underlay. Species Dromaius novaehollandiae Dromaius baudinianus(extinct) Dromaius ater(extinct) Synonyms Dromiceius novaehollandiae disambiguation page The Emu (pronounced , or (primarily American) ) (Dromaius novaehollandiae, Latin for fast-footed New Hollander. ... Carving can mean Rock carving Wood carving Meat carving See also: Sculpture, Lapidary This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The renowned Russian artist and jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé made exquisitely decorated precious metal and gemstone eggs for the Russian Court. These Fabergé eggs resembled standard decorated eggs, but they were made from gold and precious stones. Peter Carl Fabergé (May 30, 1846 – September 24, 1920) was a Russian jeweller, best known for his fabulous Fabergé eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials. ... A gold nugget A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element of high, durable economic value. ... A selection of gemstone pebbles made by tumbling rough rock with abrasive grit, in a rotating drum. ... Fabergés Moscow Kremlin Egg, 1906 A Fabergé egg is one of fifty jewelry Easter eggs made by Peter Carl Fabergé of the Fabergé company for the Russian Tsars between 1885 and 1917. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... A gemstone is a mineral, rock (as in lapis lazuli) or petrified material that when cut or faceted and polished is collectible or can be used in jewellery. ...

See also

• Cascarones, hollowed eggs filled with confetti, from Mexico
• Pisanka, Slavic egg decorating (disambiguated term)
  • Polish pisanka
  • Russian pisanka
  • Ukrainian pysanka
• Czech and Slovak Kraslica (plural: Kraslice)
• Lithuanian Margutis (plural: Margučiai)
• Easter egg
• Fabergé egg
• Traditional games with decorated eggs
  • egg rolling
  • egg hunt
  • egg tapping