{"id":93,"date":"2015-04-30T17:40:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T17:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2022-10-24T00:47:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T00:47:37","slug":"holidays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/?page_id=93","title":{"rendered":"Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">New Year in Ukraine<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/New_Year\/New_Year_player.html\" name=\"tsc_player\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;Easter<\/h1>\n<p>Easter is the most important holiday in the Ukrainian church calendar.<br \/>\nIt is the celebration of Christ\u2019s resurrection.<br \/>\nIt is called &#8220;Velykden&#8221;, meaning &#8220;The Great Day&#8221;. Another name for it is &#8220;Paska&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ukrainian Easter Celebrations<\/h4>\n<p>Canadians of Ukrainian heritage celebrate Easter by decorating eggs and making a special bread.&nbsp;The eggs \u2013 called pysanky \u2013 from the Ukrainian word \u201cto write\u201d \u2013 are made by writing on an egg with wax.<\/p>\n<p>The egg is dipped in a dye and more wax is put on \u2013 the wax protects the egg from the next colour.&nbsp; You will see how it is done below.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some pysanky written by Natalie Kononenko and Tania Osadca.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click on one to turn it.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/our_pysanky\/1.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-999\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/our_pysanky\/p101.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"196\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/our_pysanky\/4.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-999\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/our_pysanky\/p414.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"196\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/our_pysanky\/5.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-999\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/our_pysanky\/p502.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"196\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/our_pysanky\/6.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-999\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/our_pysanky\/p603.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"196\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/our_pysanky\/7.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-999\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/our_pysanky\/p701.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"196\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/our_pysanky\/15.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-999\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/our_pysanky\/p1501.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"196\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Easter Egg Symbols<\/h4>\n<p>An egg is magic. It looks like a ball. It does not look alive. But when a chicken sits on an egg and it hatches, a bird, a little chick comes out.<br \/>\nEggs are connected to spring. Chickens start to lay eggs in spring. This means new life.<\/p>\n<p>Easter is a festival of spring and new life. When Easter egg designs were first made, most people lived on farms. Many symbols are important to farming and the things that are needed to make plants and animals grow.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here are some beautiful pysanky from the Collection of Natalia Talanchuk in Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click on one to turn it.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/517a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-247\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-247\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/517a.jpeg\" alt=\"517a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/518a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-248\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-248\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/518a.jpeg\" alt=\"518a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/519a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-249\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-249\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/519a.jpeg\" alt=\"519a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/520a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-250\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/520a.jpeg\" alt=\"520a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/521a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-251\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-251\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/521a.jpeg\" alt=\"521a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/522a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-252\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-252\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/522a.jpeg\" alt=\"522a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/523a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-253\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-253\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/523a.jpeg\" alt=\"523a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/524a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-254\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-254\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/524a.jpeg\" alt=\"524a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/525a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-255\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-255\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/525a.jpeg\" alt=\"525a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/526a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-256\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-256\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/526a.jpeg\" alt=\"526a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/527a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-257\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-257\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/527a.jpeg\" alt=\"527a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/528a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-258\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-258\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/528a.jpeg\" alt=\"528a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/529a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-259\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-259\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/529a.jpeg\" alt=\"529a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/530a.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-260\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-260\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/530a.jpeg\" alt=\"530a\" width=\"84\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Here Are the Steps to Make a Simple Pysanka<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is what you need: yellow, green, orange, red, and black dyes.<br \/>\nA candle, a kistka, wax, and an egg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">ngg_shortcode_1_placeholder<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lines are drawn on the egg with wax.<br \/>\nThe egg is put in dye.<br \/>\nMore lines are drawn.<br \/>\nFinally, all the wax is removed by holding the egg near a candle flame and the melted wax is wiped off with a paper towel.<br \/>\nHere is a short video showing how to use the kistka and how to remove the wax.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><video controls=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><source src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter_howto\/eggwritewipe.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/h2>\n<p><!--<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter_howto\/eggwritewipe_player.html\" name=\"tsc_player\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Writing a Pysanka<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Below are videos of each step in writing a pysanka.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click&nbsp;on one to&nbsp;turn it around.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/HTML5\/egg1H.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-265\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-265\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/egg1H.jpeg\" alt=\"egg1H\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/HTML5\/egg1xH.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-266\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/egg1xH.jpeg\" alt=\"egg1xH\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/HTML5\/egg2H.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-267\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-267\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/egg2H.jpeg\" alt=\"egg2H\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/HTML5\/egg2xH.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-268\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/egg2xH.jpeg\" alt=\"egg2xH\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/HTML5\/egg3H.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-269\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-269\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/egg3H.jpeg\" alt=\"egg3H\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/HTML5\/egg4H.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-270\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/egg4H.jpeg\" alt=\"egg4H\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/HTML5\/egg5H.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-271\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-271\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/egg5H.jpeg\" alt=\"egg5H\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/HTML5\/egg6H.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-272\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-272\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/egg6H.jpeg\" alt=\"egg6H\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/HTML5\/egg6xH.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-273\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/egg6xH.jpeg\" alt=\"egg6xH\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/HTML5\/egg7H.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-274\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-274\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/egg7H.jpeg\" alt=\"egg7H\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/HTML5\/egg7xH.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-275\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/egg7xH.jpeg\" alt=\"egg7xH\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/easter\/HTML5\/egg12H.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-276\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-276\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/egg12H.jpeg\" alt=\"egg12H\" width=\"214\" height=\"161\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Colouring an Easter Egg<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Writing a pysanka is not like painting on an egg.<br \/>\nYou need to use a candle, hot wax, and very strong dyes (coloured liquids).<br \/>\nThis is not safe to do in school and it is not safe to do it by yourself.<br \/>\nBut you can colour pictures of eggs with markers or crayons or you can go to this page on your computer:<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainealive.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/iframes\/Pysanka\/index.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-999\">Colouring an Egg<\/a><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Making Ukrainian Easter Bread &#8211; Paska<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here is a video of Anna Mayko of Edmonton making pasky.<br \/>\nThe video is only 2 minutes long, but it actually took 6 hours.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><video controls=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><source src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Mayko_paska\/Mayko_paska.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/h2>\n<p><!--<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Mayko_paska\/Mayko_paska_player.html\" name=\"tsc_player\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Easter in Ukraine<\/h4>\n<p>Before Easter people fast for 40 days.<br \/>\nWhen people fast, they do not eat meat.<br \/>\nThey do not drink milk or eat things made from milk like cheese.<br \/>\nThe fast before Easter is called &#8220;Great Lent&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunday before Easter is called Pussy Willow Sunday.<br \/>\nIt is called Palm Sunday in Canada, but in Ukraine there are no palms. Palms do not grow. Pussy willows make buds before other plants. They are a sign of spring.<br \/>\nPeople bless pussy willows in church. Then they tap each other with pussy willows so that they will blossom like the plant.<\/p>\n<p>The week before Easter is called Great Week or Holy Week.<br \/>\nPeople work hard to get ready for Easter.<br \/>\nThey bake Easter breads. One type of bread is called a paska. The other type is called a babka.<\/p>\n<p>People dye eggs for Easter.<br \/>\nAn egg that is one colour is called a krashanka. People eat this egg.<br \/>\nPeople also make eggs with designs. They write on the egg with wax, then dye the egg. The egg with a design is called a pysanka. A pysanka is given as a gift.<\/p>\n<p>The Thursday before Easter is called Clean Thursday in Ukraine. All work must be finished on this day.<br \/>\nThe Friday before Easter is called Passion Friday. It is called Good Friday in Canada.<br \/>\nPeople do not work. In the evening they go to church.<br \/>\nThey try to bring a burning candle all the way home from church. They try not to let the flame go out. If they do, they make a cross with the candle flame on the door.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday evening people go to church again. This is a midnight mass.<br \/>\nPeople walk around the church.<br \/>\nThen they say \u201cChrist is risen.\u201d The answer is \u201cHe has risen indeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People bless Easter baskets on Easter Sunday morning.<br \/>\nIn the basket they put Easter bread (paska or babka). They put krashanky, sausage, butter, cottage cheese, horse radish, salt, and a candle.<br \/>\nThey eat this food for breakfast. This is the first time they can have meat. This is called breaking the fast.<\/p>\n<p>In Ukraine there is no Easter egg hunt for children.<br \/>\nChildren play games with eggs. Two children hit their eggs against each other. When an egg cracks, that person loses. He must give his egg to the other child.<\/p>\n<p>People remember the dead.<br \/>\nAfter Easter they go to the cemetery. They leave Easter food on the grave of each family member who has died.<br \/>\nThey eat some food at the grave. This is like eating with dead ancestors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Easter in Ukraine 2015<\/h4>\n<p>Easter &nbsp;is one of the most important holidays in Ukraine. It is celebrated in a&nbsp;family circle.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the pictures from Easter in Rivne in April 2015. We express our sincere gratitude to a Ukrainian photographer Daria Gatska for providing photographs.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ivan Kupalo \u2013 Midsummer Festival<\/h1>\n<p>In many Ukrainian villages, and cities, Ivan Kupalo is celebrated in early July.<br \/>\nThis festival is not a religious festival so it took place even during the time of the Soviet Union.<br \/>\nWater and fire are important in this festival.<br \/>\nAs you will see in the video, young girls place wreaths or crowns which have a lit candle into water.<br \/>\nIt is believed that the direction the wreath floats will be where the future husband of that girl lives.<br \/>\nThe fire is lit and when it has burnt down couples jump over it for good luck.<br \/>\nThe festival started at 10:00 pm so the video does not have much colour. Below are some photos.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_3_placeholder\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><video controls=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><source src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/IK1_subB\/IK1_subB.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/h2>\n<p><!--<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/IK1_subB\/IK1_subB_player.html\" name=\"tsc_player\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ivan Kupalo&nbsp;in 2013<\/h4>\n<p>Ivan Kupalo is celebrated widely in Ukraine. It is very popular among children and adults.<br \/>\nNowadays, people not only keep the old traditions, but they have also added new elements to the celebration.<br \/>\nDuring the festival, people can now attend different workshops that take place before the celebration itself.<br \/>\nThe following photos were taken in Rivne region in 2013. The photos were kindly donated by the Ukrainian photographer Daria Gatska.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_4_placeholder\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Christmas<\/h1>\n<p>Christmas is a very important holiday in Ukraine.<br \/>\nIt takes place&nbsp;on January 6th.<br \/>\nBefore Christmas Ukrainians do not eat meat or things made from milk for 40 days.<br \/>\nThe evening before Christmas is called \u201cHoly Evening\u201d.<br \/>\nThere are 12 foods made without meat or milk.<\/p>\n<p>Semeniuk family will tell you about Christmas traditions in a typical Ukrainian family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><video controls=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><source src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Christmas_English\/Christmas_eve\/Christmas_eve.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/h2>\n<p><!--<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Christmas_English\/Christmas_eve\/Christmas_eve_player.html\" name=\"tsc_player\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What other dishes do Ukrainian families eat? Watch the video to find out more.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><video controls=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><source src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Christmas_English\/12dishes\/12dishes.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/h2>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Christmas_English\/12dishes\/12dishes_player.html\" name=\"tsc_player\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><video controls=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><source src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Christmas_English\/Food\/Food.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/h2>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Christmas_English\/Food\/Food_player.html\" name=\"tsc_player\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<p>The table is also set in a certain way.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><video controls=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><source src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Christmas_English\/garlic\/garlic.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/h2>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Christmas_English\/garlic\/garlic_player.html\" name=\"tsc_player\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<p>A special dish called &#8220;kutia&#8221; is cooked. &nbsp;It is made from wheat, poppy seeds, honey, walnuts, and fruit. This is how it looks like.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_5_placeholder\n<p>Kutia is eaten in a certain&nbsp;way. Semeniuk family will show you how.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><video controls=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><source src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Christmas_English\/Kytya\/Kytya.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/h2>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Christmas_English\/Kytya\/Kytya_player.html\" name=\"tsc_player\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Christmas is a family holiday.&nbsp;The family gets together on this day to celebrate.&nbsp;When the first star is seen in the sky, the supper begins.<br \/>\nThe father says a prayer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In the evening, children&nbsp;dress up and go from&nbsp;house to house and sing Christmas carols, \u201ckoliadky\u201d. &nbsp;&nbsp;Children usually get candy, cookies, or money.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><video controls=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><source src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Christmas\/Christmas.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/h2>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/iframes\/Christmas\/Christmas_player.html\" name=\"tsc_player\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<p>Adults also like to dress up and sing carols.<br \/>\nThey are often invited by a host or a hostess to eat kutia or drink uzvar.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_6_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Year in Ukraine &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; &nbsp;Easter Easter is the most important holiday in the Ukrainian church calendar. It is the celebration of Christ\u2019s resurrection. It is called &#8220;Velykden&#8221;, meaning &#8220;The Great Day&#8221;. Another name for it is &#8220;Paska&#8221;. 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