Pysanka Writing Workshop

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À propos

Pysanky, or Ukrainian Easter Eggs, are a traditional art form dating back to pre-Christian, early Slavic cultures. The root of Pysanka is pysaty, which literally means “to write.” The colourful, traditional designs developed from an evolving language of symbols. Pysanky were “written” as gifts of goodwill, expressing wishes of good fortune, fertility and health for family and community.

Pysanky designs are not painted on the eggs but are created using beeswax and the batik method of dying eggs: the eggs are dipped repeatedly in different coloured dyes after writing on them with wax, using a kistka.

Celebrate Ukrainian art and heritage in this workshop that teaches how to make a Pysanka using a mix of wax, dye, and live flame in a fun and engaging environment.

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Ukrainian Canadian Association of Yukon

In the Yukon, our team provides resettlement services for Ukrainian newcomers: assisting with finding housing, work, and language training. We host regular events in Whitehorse to share Ukrainian culture and collect donations to support our work in Ukraine.

We send teams into Ukraine to deliver humanitarian aid and medical supplies to our partner organizations: the municipal civilian hospital in Yuzhnoukrains’k in south-east Ukraine and the Chortkiv Central City Hospital and the Charitable Foundation “Pokrova Chortkiv” which assists the Ukrainian Armed Forces and internally-displaced Ukrainians.