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Buy an egg in Indiana, support Ukrainian troops
WESTFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — A Ukrainian custom spans continents and tradition.
Whereas it’s a joyful expertise, Ukrainians say they’ve needed to battle to maintain the custom alive.
Indiana Helps Ukraine for over a yr spearheaded efforts to ship provides to troops and other people on the bottom amid the Russian invasion. One in every of their newest fundraisers sells Ukrainian Pysanky eggs. In America, we name them Easter eggs.
Oksana Hlushchenko has household in Urkraine however grew up watching her mother and father, grandparents and great-grandparents design Pysanky eggs. It’s custom her daughter has additionally picked up. “After a protracted winter, and spring comes again to life. It’s the identical factor with an egg it provides delivery.”
Early Ukrainians needed to follow Christianity in secret and get rid of traditions, however the courageous managed to proceed their artwork in secrecy, permitting it to remain alive and unfold, and serving to carry what we all know as Easter egg adorning to America.