There were
many stories told at Easter; most of them highlighting importance of Pysanky.
The Easter egg carries a powerful symbolism for Ukrainian Catholics. The
“Pysanky" represents the tomb (shell), the burial linen (egg white), and
Jesus, the Son of God, (the yoke) Who raised from the dead and thereby conquered
death! The “pysanky", at a glance, is the total representation of Easter: The Resurrection and our New Life. It is not surprising that the highly decorated
Easter eggs, pysanky, (single egg: pysanka, from the word “pysaty" meaning
“to write”), were so powerfully charged in traditional Ukrainian folk stories. Pysanky Legends |