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The Traditional Ukrainian Easter Egg

The Art of Sofia Zielyk

A Glorious Plethora of Pysanky!

Sofia Zielyk has a book which you may order about pysanky. It is in English and Ukrainian and is a treasury of information. It contains information on the symbolism of the egg (an excerpt is available here), the history, an illustrated guide on how to make your own Ukrainian Easter egg, and many color pictures illustrating different pysanky from various regions of Ukraine. You may also view many more examples of pysanky (and information how to purchase them) made by Sofia here. A good basic background written by Sofia is also available.

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