For many ancient generations an egg was like a small model of the world where the sun is a centre placed into a few shells. People started to decorate eggs with paintings, it became a talisman for goodwill of nature. Soon the Ukraine painted egg was turned into a religious custom, a symbol of Easter called pysanka. Originally pysanka eggs were made in every home and exchanged between families. This was a sign that someone wishes to your family happiness and prosperity. Today it is also a valuable souvenir that can be bought online. It is still a hand decorated eggs with no difference with the way it was created centuries ago. Each such souvenir is made of dried goose egg shell, on which an ornament is drawn by wax. All Ukrainian Easter egg symbols you can observe on different pattern have their own meaning, as well as colour. After ornament is finished, the egg is put into coloured ink, dried, and all wax is removed, revealing an ornament. The Ukrainian Easter egg design is a real handicraft masterpiece, a valuable reflection of ethnic culture that is still popular today. Buying such a present for someone means that you value this person and wish the best for his or her happiness. You can buy it here.