The tradition of giving Easter eggs gifts goes from very early times when Ukrainians believed that the egg was e symbol of universe, or a model of our planet. They associated eggs with the source of life, and honoured it with colourful ornaments. Then, after Christianity was established, people started to use traditional pysanky as a symbol of Easter. While the meaning of this tradition was changed, the ethnic ornaments and the techniques of decorating remain the same. Pysanka is a hand painted egg made of dried goose egg. It is decorated with very beautiful ornaments painted by hand with the help of wax resist technology. The process of creating such eggs takes much time that is why such presents are highly valued. There are even museums of Ukrainian Easter eggs designs, and the real ones can be bought in very few places in the world. Making such a present to a person will show your highly-respectful attitude and care, as pysanky eggs will bring to this person wellbeing and good mood. It is a symbol of love, kindness and wealth. Such eggs were passed between generation, so this can become a real family heirloom. You can see here a lot of unique pysanka designs and order any of them for yourself!