, the ancient springtime tradition of decorating elaborate Easter eggs has taken on a different meaning this year — one tinged with sadness and fear.
The Star asked six members of the local Ukrainian community to write pysanky, which reflect their hopes, fears and wishes in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In Canada, some 1.4 million residents identify as being of Ukrainian descent, the largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world after Russia. “This year I wish for peace, for the triumph of good over evil and the hope to be whole again,” Vodoviz said.The message of Tanya Mykytiuk’s pysanka, divided into 30 diamonds, is one of protection, hope, strength, love and mourning.
Mykytiuk, who lives in Mimico, is a second-generation Canadian and has been writing pysanky for over 40 years.Halia Palaszczuk’s pysanka is written on an ostrich egg, dubbed “Glory to Ukraine.” The designs are traditional, dating back centuries and are written for love, hope, protection and prosperity in Ukraine.
Palaszczuk, who lives in Brampton, learned to write pysanky at the age of three. Over 62 years, the art has become her passion and she currently teaches pysanky workshops.Nadia Kowalyshyn’s pysanka was influenced by a video she saw of a pysanky artist who fled her hometown in Ukraine when the war broke out and only brought one colour of dye with her.
Kowalyshyn is a retired teacher who lives in London. She also teaches pysanky workshops across Ontario including in Waterloo, Kitchener and London.Laryssa Spolsky was inspired by the Ukrainian song “Dva Kolory,” meaning two colours. The song tells the story of a mother embroidering a cloth for her son, who then carries it throughout life, symbolizing the unknown fate of the child.
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