Pisanka
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Pisanka (plural: Pisankas, Pisanki) is an ancient Slavic art of egg decorating. Originated in pagan times, it transformed into the Christian tradition of the Easter egg. Nevertheless, in tradition, pisankas retained symbolics of paganism. Many Slavic ethnic groups, including the Bulgarians (писано яйце, pisano yaytse), Croats (pisanica), Czechs (kraslice), Poles (pisanka), Serbs (писаница, pisanica), Slovaks (kraslica), and Slovenians (pisanica or pirh), decorate eggs for Easter. This is a particular name for egg-dyeing, common to the entire European cultural space.
A kistka is a tool used in the art of Pysanka to apply hot wax to the shell of an egg.
While pisankas of various Slavic nations have very much in common, national traditions vary.
- Polish pisanka
- Russian pisanka
- Ukrainian pisanka (pysanka)
- Croatian pisanica
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