How to make Ukrainian pysanka Easter eggs
For Easter, Ukrainians make pysanky – Easter eggs decorated with the batik method. It’s a...
Pysanky – 26 Ukrainian Easter eggs from different regions of Ukraine
From ancient times, in every region of Ukraine, there were specific traditions to create pysanky...
How to Make Pysanky Eggs for Easter
Let’s start with the word itself: Pysanky (plural form of pysanka) is from the Ukrainian...
Carol of the Bells — the classic, and Ukrainian, Christmas song
The famous holiday melody known globally as “Carol of the Bells” originated from a Ukrainian...
Playlist | Ukrainian Christmas music
It’s the holiday season and time for family, food and music. Lots of music! What...
Christmas in Ukraine diary: Most moving experience I saw during my trip
I’m writing this in the air, flying back to Fort Worth from Europe. I just...
Ukrainian Christmas Concert fundraises for music education for refugees
In 2022, Vlad Kostylev and a small group of other Canadians living in Nova Scotia...
Edmontonians from Ukraine carry on Christmas holiday traditions in January
Holiday decorations have already been put away in many homes across the city, but for...
Orthodox Christians Mark Easter Holiday Amid Coronavirus Restrictions
Orthodox Christians observed the Easter holiday amid extraordinary coronavirus-related restrictions that forced many parishioners to...
Pandemic pysanky: How Ukrainian Easter eggs offer beauty and continuity in troubled times
In Ukrainian tradition, dyed and decorated eggs are symbols of life’s triumph over death, good...