Pysanka - The Ukrainian Easter Egg

Explains the myth and magic behind the craft of making Pysanka, the decorated Ukrainian Easter eggs. Shows the batik-type process as performed by a master of this art and a variety of finished pysanka which have survived the centuries., Explains the myth and magic behind the craft of making pysanka, the decorated Ukrainian Easter egg. Shows the batik-type processes as performed by a master of the art, and a variety of finished pysanka which have survived the centuries.

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, One of the pre-Christian celebrations of spring in the Ukraine was the painting of prayer designs on eggs by means of sealing designs onto the eggs with wax drawings and dipping the eggs in successively darker dyes. This art is demonstrated and the symbolic meanings explained by Luba Perchyshyn, a master of egg decoration.
, Explains the myth and magic behind the craft of making pysanka, the decorated Ukrainian Easter egg. Shows the batik-type processes as performed by a master of the art, and a variety of finished pysanka which have survived the centuries.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright