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Top: Society: Ethnicity: Slavic: Ukrainian: Easter_Eggs
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Submit only sites that offer Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky) for the purpose of viewing and sharing of information on the art.
If your site offers Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky)for sale, please submit to the appropriate category of Shopping/Ethnic_and_Regional/European/Ukrainian/Easter_Eggs. Decorated egg art that is of beaded, braided or painted design, and is offered for sale should be submitted to Shopping/Crafts/Nature/Eggs. Decorated egg art that is of beaded, braided or painted design and is offered for the purpose of viewing and sharing of information on the art should be submitted to Arts/Visual_Arts/Object-Based_Art/Egg_Art/ |
Ukrainian Easter eggs are called "pysanky," singular -"pysanka" meaning "things that are written upon." They are not painted, but rather produced by a complex wax-resistant dying process. The symbols and colors have special meaning. Designs can be very simple or extremely detailed.
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