Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Polish Easter Eggs "pisanki"


The custom of coloring eggs for Easter is still observed in Poland. The eggs are decorated with many traditional Polish symbols of Easter. Most popular are lamb, cross, floral designs or Easter's greetings such as "Wesołego Alleluja". The eggs decorated with the use of treated wax are called "pisanki". Another technique involved gluing colored paper or shiny fabric on them. The eggs which are painted in one color are called "malowanki" or "kraszanki". If patterns are etched with a pointed instrument on top of the paint, the eggs are then called "skrobanki" or "rysowanki".


Aleksandra Bednarkiewicz

2 comments:

  1. Very nicely decorated Easter eggs!
    by Shaisen Muscat

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  2. These eggs have many colours. They are very beautiful.
    by Cherise Micallef

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