Pysanky, traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs ... Colors also have meanings: Black stands for eternity, brown for nature. Red is passion. “Every region has their own designs, based on geography ...

"Then, when Christianity came into the region, some of the signs were changed in meaning ... pysanky design with the WNEP logo. Stevens' next class on how to create these intricate eggs will ...

Each color and each design element has a traditional meaning in Ukrainian ... saying “What eggs? What symbols?” Nowadays, not all pysanky writers know these stories or follow these customs.

Easter egg master artists recommend preserving the traditions of their city or region, because decorated Easter eggs, or pysanky ... design. Remember the symbols used often carry deep meanings ...

Ukrainian pysanky eggs feature intricate designs created through a wax-resist ... Lamb holds deep symbolic meaning as the Paschal Lamb in both Jewish and Christian traditions.

Put down that egg ... egg designs in her sleep. "Especially this time of year," she said, adding that the designs aren't just pretty, but incorporate symbols that each have a deeper meaning.

OLYPHANT – Ann Marie Czaja received persuasive encouragement while meticulously applying wax to an egg Sunday afternoon ... “There is a lot of meaning with the designs and the colors ...

and Pysanky eggs date to pagan times, "with designs, runes and symbols with specific meanings to the individual cultures. When Christianity started spreading and overtaking pagan-heavy locations ...

the wax is melted and your beautiful design is revealed. 2. How did you learn the craft? I learned from my mother and grandmother when I was younger; around 7 or 8 years old. Pysanky eggs created ...

Pysanky is an ancient Slavic tradition ... but also how to create the beautifully intricate designs themselves. Starting on hollowed out eggs, they wipe the eggs and their hands clean of oils ...

She chose to create a red floral design on a black background. It was the third time practicing pysanky for her daughter, Taylor, 20, who created eggs when she was in high school and as an ...