this ancient Ukrainian artform serves as a gift to spread goodness to different
a gift to spread goodness to different
a gift to spread goodness to different households hi I’m Rebecca Braden and
households hi I’m Rebecca Braden and
households hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be looking at the pysanky so can you
be looking at the pysanky so can you
be looking at the pysanky so can you tell us a bit about the history of the
tell us a bit about the history of the
tell us a bit about the history of the pysanky the piston key started before
pysanky the piston key started before
pysanky the piston key started before jesus christ before christianity came
jesus christ before christianity came
jesus christ before christianity came into ukraine it starts with the pagan
into ukraine it starts with the pagan
into ukraine it starts with the pagan times the egg was a symbol of rebirth
times the egg was a symbol of rebirth
times the egg was a symbol of rebirth during the springtime it so happens that
during the springtime it so happens that
during the springtime it so happens that Easter is is around the springtime so
Easter is is around the springtime so
Easter is is around the springtime so when Christianity came into Ukraine
when Christianity came into Ukraine
when Christianity came into Ukraine it was almost actually very normal to
it was almost actually very normal to
it was almost actually very normal to offer eggs because it was still the
offer eggs because it was still the
offer eggs because it was still the symbol of rebirth and life can you
symbol of rebirth and life can you
symbol of rebirth and life can you outline the tools and supplies that you
outline the tools and supplies that you
outline the tools and supplies that you need to use to start making the design
need to use to start making the design
need to use to start making the design key at peace Ithaca which is if you
key at peace Ithaca which is if you
key at peace Ithaca which is if you translate the word Kiska it means a bone
translate the word Kiska it means a bone
translate the word Kiska it means a bone but it was a slightly different type of
but it was a slightly different type of
but it was a slightly different type of tool in the olden days it was a wood
tool in the olden days it was a wood
tool in the olden days it was a wood tool with a copper funnel at the end we
tool with a copper funnel at the end we
tool with a copper funnel at the end we use beeswax and of course we need raw
use beeswax and of course we need raw
use beeswax and of course we need raw eggs and of course we have our dyes
eggs and of course we have our dyes
eggs and of course we have our dyes which are here these are called aniline
which are here these are called aniline
which are here these are called aniline dyes they come in a powder solution and
dyes they come in a powder solution and
dyes they come in a powder solution and we dilute them with hot boiling water so
we dilute them with hot boiling water so
we dilute them with hot boiling water so how do you come up with your designs you
how do you come up with your designs you
how do you come up with your designs you can create one egg from that egg you
can create one egg from that egg you
can create one egg from that egg you like that design you change a little bit
like that design you change a little bit
like that design you change a little bit something else and then you create
something else and then you create
something else and then you create another egg there is a trend for the
another egg there is a trend for the
another egg there is a trend for the designs where there are usually more
designs where there are usually more
designs where there are usually more traditional and what I mean by
traditional and what I mean by
traditional and what I mean by traditional is we don’t see bunny
traditional is we don’t see bunny
traditional is we don’t see bunny rabbits and we don’t see things like
rabbits and we don’t see things like
rabbits and we don’t see things like that it’s more of the religious side of
that it’s more of the religious side of
that it’s more of the religious side of Easter which we see we see more crosses
Easter which we see we see more crosses
Easter which we see we see more crosses birds fishes everything is symbolic so
birds fishes everything is symbolic so
birds fishes everything is symbolic so our designs are all symbolic animals
our designs are all symbolic animals
our designs are all symbolic animals such as deer horses
such as deer horses
such as deer horses they’re all symbol of good health the
they’re all symbol of good health the
they’re all symbol of good health the ever ending line around the egg which is
ever ending line around the egg which is
ever ending line around the egg which is a symbol of eternity white is purity
a symbol of eternity white is purity
a symbol of eternity white is purity black is eternal life the word pisanka
black is eternal life the word pisanka
black is eternal life the word pisanka or passata because it comes from the
or passata because it comes from the
or passata because it comes from the verb passatti the verb passata means to
verb passatti the verb passata means to
verb passatti the verb passata means to write so we’re not painting we’re not
write so we’re not painting we’re not
write so we’re not painting we’re not coloring we are writing a design we are
coloring we are writing a design we are
coloring we are writing a design we are writing a message and when you write a
writing a message and when you write a
writing a message and when you write a message you are either wishing somebody
message you are either wishing somebody
message you are either wishing somebody good health wealth prosperity
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