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Ukrainian Easter
Ukrainian Easter is full of tradition and history. ... The Ukrainian culture has a wide range of tradition because of their broad history, which goes from paganism to Christianity. ... A lot of time and hard work are put into their holidays, especially Easter.
For those using the Gregorian Calendar Ukrainian Easter can fall anywhere from March 22 to April 25. Easter was originally established on the Jewish lunar calendar, where it was a fixed date, and then it was translated on to the Gregorian calendar where it became a floating date because the Jewish calendar has thirteen days behind. Due to tradition Easter must be celebrated after Passover and the vernal equinox like it is on the Jewish lunar, and Old Julian calendar. Further to this Easter is calculated to be on “the first Sunday after the full moon that comes on or after the vernal equinox (March 21)” (Yurko McKay, Copyright Ukrainian Project International Development Corporation, Shezabi Gallery, Online [http://www. ...
Ukrainians are well known for their “pysanky” (Easter eggs- for a picture refer to the title page) that can take up to three hours to make. ... The Ukrainian Pagans used eggs to put on symbols that represented specific things such as gods, goddesses, nature, and the four seasons (especially spring). ... Many traditional foods are made throughout the week that is followed by Easter. ...
The Ukrainian Catholics follow a timeline that falls before Easter (Lent, Palm Sunday, etc. ... Lent begins on Ash Wednesday forty days before Easter Sunday.
Approximate Word count = 1240
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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