Eggs
What are Pysanky Eggs decorated with?
Beeswax and dyes.
What is another name for the Easter Egg Festival?
Pysanka Festival
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What is the main religion in Ukriane
Eastern Orthodoxy
Who makes Pysanky eggs in the household?
Women
What were the eggs traded as?
Gifts
What did the arrival Migratory Birds signal?
The beginning of the spring festival called Stricha
When did the eggs invented and what tradition did it join in Christianity?
5000-3000 years before Christ (BCE)
Easter
What is the English translation of Eastern Orthodoxy?
Eastern or Greek Orthodox Church
How do they greet eachother during the Easter egg festival?
Kiss on the cheek 3 times.
Pysanky Eggs are seen as Talismans in Ukraine
What are 3 things its believed to do for the bearer?
Protect from Illness and Misfortune
Safeguard the House
Promote Women Fertility
The Spring rituals were believed to possess magical powers that ensured what?
bountiful harvest and fertility in domestic animals
Pysanky eggs were first made in worship of what?
What were the eggs considered/ called by the ancient people?
The Sun
Magical objects
What is a Ecumenical Council?
A group of Church bishops and church authorities that define beliefs and teachings in a church.
What is Hayivky?
A combined song with dances that call for spring on Easter.
TRUE OR FALSE
Pysanky Eggs represent the rebirth/cycle of Daylight
FALSE
They represent rebirth of nature or rebirth of man
What is the rite of provody?
The bidding of winter farewell and welcoming spring
Why were birds considered the Sun Gods Chosen creation?
Because they were the only beings to get close to the sun.
In what areas of the world is Eastern Orthodoxy a main religion?
Balkans, Middle East, or Former soviet countries.
What is a main reason some portion of Ukraine is Atheist?
Russia/Soviet control was set on eliminating all/most of religion and religious practice and symbols of faith in Ukriane.
What is the tool called that holds the melted beeswax?
Kistka
When does the festivals begin and end?
Begin in the Spring Equinox to the Summer solstice
What was the name of the people who first created Pysanky Eggs
Prehistoric Trypillian People
"The Orthodox Catholic Church" is the official/ canonical name of the religion because of the historic links to what?
The Eastern Roman Empire and Byzantine (Constantinople)
What was Ukraine's first religion?
Paganism