Ukrainian egg decoration : a holiday tradition
Title:
Ukrainian egg decoration : a holiday tradition
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
Describes pysanky, the traditional folk craft of decorating Easter eggs as carried on by women in the Ukraine, a country on the northern edge of the Black Sea.
Year Published:
1999
Series:
Physical Description:
24 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
Note:
Includes glossary and index.
Contents:
What are pysanky? -- Writing with wax -- Decorating in secret -- Pysanky legends -- Krashanky -- Easter traditions -- Pysnaky and the sun -- Design symbols -- Project : egg dying -- Pysanky traditions in North America.
Grade Interest level:
K-3
Geographic Term:
Curriculum Objective:
ISBN:
9780823953356
Publisher:
New York : PowerKids Press, 1999.
