Ukrainian pysanky

Pisanka (plural: Pisankas, Pisanki) is an ancient Slavic art of egg decorating. Originated in pagan times, it transformed into the Christian tradition of the Easter egg. Nevertheless, in tradition, pisankas retained symbolics of paganism. Many Slavic ethnic groups, including the Croats (pisanica), Czechs (kraslice), Poles (pisanka), Serbs ("pisanica"), Slovaks (kraslica), and Slovenians (pisanica or pirh), decorate eggs for Easter. Improved version of Eggs. ... Improved version of Eggs. ... The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ... Ukrainian Easter eggs Egg decorating is the art or craft of decorating eggs. ... Paganism (from Latin paganus) and Heathenry are catch-all terms which have come to connote a broad set of spiritual/religious beliefs and practices of a natural religion, as opposed to the Abrahamic religions. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus, the Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ... Easter eggs are specially decorated eggs given out to celebrate the Easter holiday. ... Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ... Location of Kraslice in the Czech Republic Kraslice (Graslitz in German) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, neighbouring German town Klingenthal. ... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Easter is the most important religious holiday of the Christian liturgical year, observed in March, April, or May to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred after his death by crucifixion in AD 27-33 (see Good Friday). ...

While pisankas of various Slavic nations have very much in common, national traditions vary.

• Polish pisanka
• Russian pisanka
• Ukrainian pisanka (pysanka)
• Croatian pisanica

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Polish pisanka is a common name for an egg (usually chickens egg) ornamented using various techniques. ... Ukrainian pysanky A pysanka (Ukrainian: писанка, plural: pysanky, or pysankas) is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated using a wax-resist (batik) method. ... Ukrainian pysanky A pysanka (Ukrainian: писанка, plural: pysanky, or pysankas) is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated using a wax-resist (batik) method. ... Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ...

External links

• Polish Traditions and Customs
• Pisanki - Slavic icons of the universe
• Examples of Croatian pisanice