Ukrainian Easter is full of tradition and history. Even Today, traditional foods are made and many of the old traditions are followed. The Ukrainian culture has a wide range of tradition because of their broad history, which goes from paganism to Christianity. The Ukrainians eggs and baked foods are full of meaning and are made with much care with skilled hands. A lot of time and hard work are put into their holidays, especially Easter. .
For those using the Gregorian Calendar Ukrainian Easter can fall anywhere from March 22 to April 25. Easter was originally established on the Jewish lunar calendar, where it was a fixed date, and then it was translated on to the Gregorian calendar where it became a floating date because the Jewish calendar has thirteen days behind. Due to tradition Easter must be celebrated after Passover and the vernal equinox like it is on the Jewish lunar, and Old Julian calendar. Further to this Easter is calculated to be on "the first Sunday after the full moon that comes on or after the vernal equinox (March 21)- (Yurko McKay, Copyright Ukrainian Project International Development Corporation, Shezabi Gallery, Online [http://www.ukrainianproject.com/showcase/learn_more_about _ukrainian_eggs_.htm], Dec. 06, 2003).
Ukrainians are well known for their "pysanky- (Easter eggs- for a picture refer to the title page) that can take up to three hours to make. Images are put on the eggs to symbolize many different things that relate to anything form Christianity to farming to the paganism. Eggs became the canvas for these beautiful designs because of the common pagan belief in their magical power and the Christian's, for them having the ability to hold life; as they became a symbol for fertility and all life.
Ancient people believed that all life came from a giant, cosmic egg. The Ukrainian Pagans used eggs to put on symbols that represented specific things such as gods, goddesses, nature, and the four seasons (especially spring).
The Ukraine was one of those countries. ... The language in the Ukraine is Ukrainian. ... Ukrainian money is called the hryvnia. ... The religion in the Ukraine is mostly Ukrainian Orthodox. ... The Orthodox Easter is also celebrated on a different day than the Roman Catholic Easter. ...
Easter is a very important time in our house. ... The week before Easter Sunday is called the Great Week. ... Pashka literally means Easter or pascal. ... Holy Saturday is reserved for the making of the Marguciai, the Easter Egg. ... If anyone is from the Ukraine, you probably know this technique. ...
While watching this film a realization creeps up on oneself that there are startling similarities between the Greek culture and the Ukrainian culture - for one thing both seem to be able to break into music and create a dance-style atmosphere at the drop of a hat! ... I love the Greek culture as much as I love the Ukrainian culture - having first hand experience of both. ... It is in the Greek family, as in the Ukrainian family where the mother controls the household, it is she who decides who does what and sets the parameters for the children. ... At the Easter c...
Feast Days and Holy Days Finding feast days and Holy Days was quite hard, as there are specific feast days celebrated by the Coptic Church, yet there are also feast days celebrated by all the Eastern Churches, this includes Greek, Russian and Ukraine Orthodox Churches as well. Below is a list of dates and events celebrated and to be celebrated by the Coptic Church through 2003. 7th of January v/s Christmas Day (Celebrated two weeks after us Catholics celebrate Christmas) 14th of January v/s New Year (Celebrated two weeks after our New Year) 19th of January v/s Epiphany 16th of Febru...
Ethnic Armenians (Hay), Kurds Russian, Ukrainians, Assyrians, Greeks and Georgians all contribute to the makeup of the population with the Ethnic Armenians rounding out the top at 90%. ... Traditional Christian holidays such as Easter and Christmas are followed. ...
After learning about the Holocaust, I've asked myself many times how this could have happened. Why would anyone believe it's acceptable to massacre an entire people? This is my reasoning for writing my paper on how Christian theology influenced anti-Semitism. Much of the Holocaust appears to have it's beginning with Christian theology. I will begin my paper with the early writings of Christians and continue chronologically until after World War II. ...