Pysanky Eggs

Ukrainian pysanky eggs are typically made to be given to family members and respected outsiders. In Slavic tradition to be given an Easter egg is to be given a symbolic gift of life.

The Hutsuls–Ukrainians who live in the Carpathian Mountains of western Ukraine–believe that the fate of the world depends upon the pysanka. As long as the egg decorating custom continues, the world will exist.