With its complex geometry and designs, Ukrainian Easter eggs originated in pagan times. Artist and ethnographer Sofika Zielyk will discuss the colorful history and tradition of the Ukrainian Easter ...

For the nearly two-thirds of Ukrainians who identify as Orthodox Christians, Easter is known as Velykden, meaning “Great Day” in Ukrainian. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine calculates the date of Easter ...

The tradition is called pysanky — the beautiful painted Easter eggs that were originally created to bless every part of life in Ukraine as talismans of prosperity, fertility, healing and protection, ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — There are a lot of Easter traditions in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania and one of them is Ukrainian Easter eggs, or Pysanka eggs. "It was part of celebrating the Spring Equinox ...

A Ukrainian egg decorating workshop coming up at First Presbyterian Church in Elkhart. ELKHART — First Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Beardsley Ave., is offering a special event during Lent to teach the ...

On a cold and snowy April morning at the Underwear Factory in Poughkeepsie, Ukrainian artist Vitalia Deriabina instructed a workshop of seven women in the art of writing “pysanky.” Pysanky is an ...

Chef Sergey's Bakery, located at 134 Ashman Circle, is bringing more Ukrainian tradition to Midland with a sweet Easter bread called Paska. "Many Europeans miss this festive bread deeply, and we've ...