04-12-2018 05:39 AM - edited 04-12-2018 05:41 AM
Easter is the biggest religious holiday in Ukraine. Most of Ukrainian people celebrate Easter a week later than catholic world. We are Orthodox (like Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Montenegro etc). Easter Sunday was at April, 8, this year.
In Ukraine Easter is celebrated during few days. There is usually no work done, much food consum and many hours spend in church, as well as with family and friends. In Ukraine Easter is called “Velykden” (The Great Day).
The most prominent secular symbol of the holiday is Easter egg. We call it in Ukraine “pysanka”. The word “pysanka” comes from the verb “pysaty” (to write). We have old traditions to decorated Easter eggs in each Ukrainian region.
There’s an Easter eggs exhibition at the center of Kyiv every year. Can you imagine 500 gigantic Easter eggs in one place? It’s really amazing!
But this year there's a big surprise for visitors.There is not only eggs. Easter bunny – traditional symbol of Catholic Easter – appears this year in Ukraine! 374 different bunnies in Kyiv. Awesome!
Exhibition will work until April, 22. Come to Ukraine!!!
What do you think @OSAMA @ AlejandraMaría @SarahKa @MiaMaria @BishowvijayaP @HelloSamsonR @AkmalB @Julien44 @Jesi @NunungAfuah
04-12-2018 05:44 AM - edited 04-12-2018 05:47 AM
OMG @NatalkaR this is very big easter bunny & Eggs :-)))
I remember i have pysanka gift shape from Ukraine 🎉🎁🎉🎁🎉🎁🎉🎁
Very nice post and Country :-)))
04-12-2018 05:44 AM
Wow very beautiful @NatalkaR
Thank you for the wonderful post Natalka. I really enjoyed it. 😀😀😀
Cheers
04-12-2018 04:28 PM - edited 04-12-2018 04:29 PM
@NatalkaR that exhibition looks awesome! I love how creative the eggs and bunnies are. My favorite is the bunny with bunnies drawn in it. Your photos were great too, they showed how many statues they are, it's different reading it from a number than seeing it.
I wish I could go ☺️
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04-12-2018 06:30 PM
Wow @NatalkaR, what a beautiful post. I love exhibition of Easter eggs.
My egg is a bit more traditional (and smaller), coming from Kharkiv
A present from a friend during my working experience in there.
In Italy, we use chocolate eggs for Easter
Sometimes they are very big, like this one
Thanks a lot for sharing
Ermes
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04-13-2018 11:26 PM
@ErmesT thank you so much!!!! I don't know about your work in Ukraine! amazing!
I love your Ukrainian Easter egg! :-)))))))))
And I like very much Italian tradition with chocolate egg. It's very tasty and cute!
04-13-2018 11:30 PM
@Jesi @Badruddeen @OSAMA thanks for your nice words!!!!!!!!!!!!
@JustineOBrien @ValeriaAumasque did you see Ukrainian Easter bunnies? :-))))))))))))
10-23-2018 12:14 PM
Incredible holiday