The Ukrainian springtime tradition of intricately decorating eggs has taken on new urgency during the war with Russia. Now, people are using this art to fundraise and bring awareness for Ukraine.
, or Ukrainian-style decorated eggs, at a workshop in Troy, N.Y. on Mar. 21.
"The workshops I've been doing in my local area have garnered so much interest," Bachinger says."People have seen this type of work before, but have never really looked into how it's done in the history and culture behind it. So there's been a very big increased interest in how this work is done and how it relates to Ukraine and Ukrainians."
Pysanky look like they could have come straight out of a fairy tale. These eggs are gorgeously colored, from bright pastels to regal red and black. It looks as if they've been meticulously painted with mesmerizing designs — swirls and curls, tiny geometric patterns, deer and flowers.explains. You write the designs on the egg, using melted beeswax and a stylus, and then dip the egg in colored dye, repeating the process over and over again to get your desired result.
"So the ritual egg, which asked for the sun god to come back, now became the symbol of Easter and Christ's defeat over death, rising from death," Zielyk says.
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