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A Collection of Articles on Ukrainian Easter Eggs

• Sumtsov, M
• Horlenko, V
• Yastrebov, V

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What do Egyptian Kneph and Ptah, Māori Tangaroa and Finnish Ilmatar have in common? Why are cross, meander and swastika associated with Easter eggs in some cultures? What is the difference between the two most popular types of Ukrainian Easter egg, pysanka and krashanka? What message could one pass with a pysanka? Can a pysanka protect your family and ward off evil powers? Answers to these and some other questions can be found in this book.

“The Story of Pysanka” consists of articles written by Ukrainian ethnographers of the 19th century. This is their first translation into English. The foreword is written by a contemporary pysanky expert, Pavlo Rybalko. The book also includes an extensive bibliography, a glossary and indexes.

Who would have thought that Easter eggs could be the topic of one’s Doctoral Dissertation? Well, indeed, has been, and not only once. As they say, ‘ab ovo’ .

“The Story of Pysanka” is the first book in the Sova Books Ukrainian Scholar Library series. It will be followed by publications on Ukrainian Spells, Ukrainian Herbal Medicine, Ukrainian Mythology and others.

About the Series: Sova Books Ukrainian Scholar Library offers works written by Ukrainian intellectuals on various subjects. History, folk music and lore, literary studies, religion or politics – these subjects, and hopefully more with time will be covered by the series. The works span several centuries and most have Ukraine as their main or starting point of discussion. Whether you are a scholar or not, in these books you will find answers in your quest for knowledge.

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