Pysanky by Basia: Saving the world one Ukrainian Easter egg at a time.

Pysaty comes from the phrase pysat, which suggests to write down. Pysanky is the plural type of the phrase, and Basia describes it as virtually like hieroglyphics.

A sheaf of wheat, for instance, stands for prosperity and bountifulness; horses or rams stand for power. The colour blue stands for good well being and white for purity.

She makes Pysanky jewellery and holds lessons, educating others the greater than 2000-year-old custom.

When Christianity was adopted in Ukraine in 988, Pysanky turned a part of the Easter custom with the eggs in Easter baskets.

Basia says Pysanky have been thought of good luck charms and the artwork was handed down by means of the generations.

A single egg can take her anyplace from half-hour to 50 hours, relying on the scale of the egg and the intricacy of the design.

She says legend holds that there is a monster chained to a cliff someplace in western Ukraine. When there are lots of eggs which can be written that 12 months, his chains will tighten up and goodwill prevails over evil for yet one more 12 months. And so, she says, everybody who writes Pysanky is saving the world one egg at a time.

Pysanky by Basia