Ball made of Ukrainian Easter eggs (Pysanky) at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra (1015) in Kiev, Ukraine

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A pysanka is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated using a wax-resist (batik) method. The word comes from the verb pysaty, "to write", as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. The word pysanka refers specifically to an egg decorated with traditional Ukrainian folk designs, and is not a generic term for any egg decorated using wax resist.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Church of the Elevation of the Cross, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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