In Lviv, families participate in workshops during Holy Week to learn wax and dyeing techniques, while the city's Pysanka Museum attracts visitors eager to reconnect with a tradition that is two to three thousand years old. This custom extends beyond Easter: many Ukrainians now see it as part of a broader effort to preserve national identity and pass on cultural practices shaped by faith as much as by history. Artist Vira Manko, who has studied pysanky for forty years and has painted more than 3,000 of them, teaches participants how to sketch designs, apply hot wax, and dip the eggs in dye baths, from lightest to darkest shades. Traditionally made between Palm Sunday and Holy Saturday, pysanky feature stars, crosses, infinity symbols, and fertility motifs. Their symbolism has regained a particular resonance as Ukraine increasingly embraces traditions distinct from those of Russia, notably through a growing shift in religious calendar since 2022.
