Finished pysanky, Ukrainian Easter eggs, are seen during an event on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Garden Party Books in Rochester.

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.

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Thorwart said pysanky- making has seen a resurgence in North America after the war in Ukraine, and many Americans with Ukrainian and Slavic roots are creating the eggs as a way to pay homage to ...

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, ...

Thanks to its tradition and beauty, a centuries-old art form continues to inspire. As a part of the Lenten season, a class ...

If you want to get started on learning the delicate Eastern European art of decorating eggs, you may be interested in a pysanky workshop the Lackawanna Historical Society has scheduled at the Catlin ...

The Ladies of Mary Society hosted a pysanky Easter egg decorating workshop Saturday in Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in Hanover Twp. Cost of the workshop included all supplies and step-by-step ...

When her children were growing up, Terese Wallack Waldron would spend Good Friday teaching them the fine points of pysanky, the Ukrainian art of decorating eggs for Easter. After one such session in ...

In Ukrainian legend, creating pysanky eggs keeps evil at bay. At the University of Scranton, pysanky workshops will raise money for humanitarian relief as Ukraine faces its third year of war. Each of ...

Chelsea Cellar creates intricate Pysanky eggs with rich symbolism. Chelsea Cellar is a teacher, costumer, and artist working in ancient art forms with roots in Central and Eastern Europe. She is part ...