STORY ANYONE CAN TRY TO DRAW A DESIGN WITH WAX Legend Says The World Will Continue To Exist itertning boty" Fkoow, jovi Se i As Long As Ukr Usually quiet in the daytime, the Dnipro Hall, Edith street, has been as noisy as an aviary this week with dozens of chil- dren learning how to decorate eggs, Ukrainian style. Every morning from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. children and adults have been having fun learning how to draw in wax. The upper picture shows Elsie Kuz, group leader, ex- plaining the symbolism of the Faster egg to Orest Bobyk, Vera Bobyk, Romana Kuz, Iris Kaluta and Greg Ostafichuk. On the right the children are dipping eggs in dye baths and above is a group applying the wax designs These eggs will never be eat- ainians Paint Eggs For Easter Easter eggs are still common-;mother to daughter through ly told in Ukraine. Each prov-|generations. The custom of dec- ince, each village, almost eachjorating pysanky is observed family in Ukraine has: its own|with greatest care and a py symbols, meanings and secret|sanka, after receiving the Eas- formulas for dyeing eggs. Thesejter blessing, is held to contain heritages are preserved faith-|great powers as a talisman. fully and passed down from| A bowlful of pysanky was in- en. They will be given as tokens of love on Easter Sun;} day, April 30. Among the many legends surrounding the Faster- tide, one from the Western Ukraine contends that the fate) of the world depends on| "pysanky". As long as egg dec-} orating continues, the world will exist. Should the custom cease, evil, in the form of a vicious monster, chained to a cliff, will encompass the world and de- stroy it. SYMBOL OF RE-BIRTH The egg, as the embodiment} of the life principle, has been) associated with mythical and religious ceremonies. from earli- est pagan times. With the ad- vent of Christianity, the egg transcended its symbolism of nature's rebirth and became the representation of man's re- birth. Christianity absorbed the egg symbol which was likened to the tomb from which Christ arose. During earliest Christian ceremonies commemorating the Resurrection of Christ, rich or- namentation of the egg began) and the egg was kept as a Te-| ligious memento. In 988 AD) when Ukraine accepted Chris-| tianity, the decorated Easter egg became an important sym- bol in the Ukrainian rituals of the new religion, After the ab- stinence of Lent, eggs were also} eaten to break the fast. Of the various types of Easter eggs in the Ukraine, the} pysanka and the Krashanka are the most widely known. Kra- shanka (plural krashanky) is derived from the word kraska meaning color. Krashanka is a hard-boiled egg. dyed a solid brilliant color, which may be eaten. Pysanka (plural pysanky) stems from the verb pysaty (to write) as the de- signs are actually written on the egg which is then dyed in several colors. Pysanky are raw and are not eaten, | FAMILY FORMULA | Many ancient folk tales about| AFRICANA by POSLUNS Wild, exotic one- and two-piece Amel jersey prints. Completely washable, drip dry. So colourful, Comfortable, too. 10-18 One-piece dresses 13.00 Two-piece dresses 15.00 Fashions since 1867 OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE | variably kept in every home,|wax, the egg dipped into the serving not only as a colorful display but also as protection against lightning and fire. Some were emptied and a bird's head made of wax and wings and tail feathers of folded paper attached. These "doves" or 'pigeons'? were suspended be- fore icons in commemoration of the birth of Christ when a dove came down from heaven and soared over the Child Jesus. Basically, lines are drawn in beeswax on a clean, white, farm-fresh egg. When lines and areas planned to be left white, are detailed, the egg is care- fully lowered into the first and lightest dye bath, usually yel- orange dye and dried. Orange is then incorporated into the pattern by sealing it with wax PROGRESSIVE STEPS The process is repeated with each color progressively dark- er until the final and darkest color is reached. Since each successive color is darker than the preceding one, undercolors are always automatically can celled, The process sounds simple enough but great skill is re- quired in controlling the kistka or writing instrument 'and turn ing the egg evenly in the left hand. Knowing the symbols and | beautifully simple and simply beautiful to use. low. If orange is to be the next|color combinations is an color, the lines and areas to be art that comes with practice jleft yellow are drawn in withland patience. 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