Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the war in Ukraine continues into the Easter season—with the Catholic and Protestant churches celebrating Easter on April 17, ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — Maria Fedachtchin’s fingers trembled a bit as she etched the first intricate lines of beeswax along the smooth, unblemished shell of an egg cradled in her palm. She’s learning to design ...

In the days before Orthodox Easter in Soviet times, one Ukrainian historical researcher recalls children being lined up, their hands inspected for signs of forbidden dye. Teachers were searching for ...

An ancient custom from Ukraine feels especially meaningful this Easter, as it’s become a symbol of hope in dark times. The gorgeous pysanky eggs are a long-standing Easter tradition, and have become a ...

Traditions around the Easter holiday usually derive from some religious attribute. For many, dyeing Easter eggs is a cultural tradition. In the Ukrainian culture, decorating Easter eggs is known as ...

Marilan Hovanec Caito, a Pysanky art and instructor for more than 50 years, demonstrated the painting of a Ukrainian egg at the Oakmont Carnegie Library in Oakmont on Saturday. During the ...

Though American churches are trying out the art of making pysanka, Ukrainian Christians say it is not a religious tradition. To do the ancient Ukrainian practice of pysanky, you need a strong, smooth ...

Ukrainian Easter eggs decorated by New York City-based pysanka artist Sofika Zielyk Credit - Sofika Zielyk As the war in Ukraine continues into the Easter season—with the Catholic and Protestant ...

With Easter approaching this Sunday, and amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, renewed interest is arising in one of the country's most celebrated Easter traditions. Think you're good at coloring eggs with ...

Maria Fedachtchin’s fingers trembled a bit as she etched the first intricate lines of beeswax along the smooth, unblemished shell of an egg cradled in her palm. She’s learning to design pysanky, the ...

Easter is upon us and at the Albany Institute of History and Art they gave a live demonstration on how Ukrainian Easter eggs are made. The decorated eggs are called pysanky and the designs are made by ...