In the Ukrainian Easter basket you can find: Paska; Eggs; Ham; Sausages; Cheese; Dairy butter; Horseradish; Salt; Some Ukrainians put a myrtle twig in their basket. The myrtle symbolizes eternity and ending life. Ukrainians also put votive candles on Easter breads or simply place them in the Easter basket and light the candles in the church.
- Paska.
- Eggs.
- Ham.
- Sausages.
- Cheese.
- Dairy butter.
- Horseradish.
- Salt.
What is the Ukrainian Easter basket?
Most Ukrainians follow the 40-day-long Great Lent that comes before Easter (Velykden, or Great Day). The traditional Easter basket would be full of foods that are blessed with holy water on Easter morning or a day before Easter, and are the first to be consumed by the family. The basket itself is an important part of the holiday.
What to decorate a Ukrainian Christmas basket with?
The basket was also obligatory decorated with an evergreen plant - as a symbol of eternal life and immortality. In central Ukraine as well as in Stryishchyna, creeping myrtle (periwinkle) was mostly used, while in the Lviv region and Boikivshchyna – people used boxwood.
What do Ukrainian people eat at Easter?
All sorts of non-lenten food like sausages and meat, cakes etc. are prepared but are not allowed to be eaten until Sunday. We love the traditions associated with Ukrainian Easter, and especially the Blessing of the Easter Basket, which contains all the food items used at Easter Brunch.
What are the different types of Ukrainian easter eggs?
There are many types of Easter eggs, including pysanky (eggs decorated with traditional Ukrainian folk designs using a wax-resist method), krashanky (one-color dyed eggs), driapanky (eggs with a design scratched on their shells).
What is in a traditional Ukrainian Easter basket?
While tastes vary by region and family, the basket usually contains certain items: butter, bread, pysanky (decorated) eggs, sausage, ham and/or lamb, smoked meats, cheese, salt, and cake.
What can I bring to Ukrainian Easter?
People bring to church Easter baskets with lit candles, which are filled with the Paska, krashanky and other foods. As part of the mass, the Easter baskets are blessed by the priest, and taken home by the families to eat in the morning.
What is a traditional Ukrainian Easter meal?
Easter dishes are church-consecrated meals eaten during the family's Easter breakfast. Ukrainians consecrate mostly dishes that were not eaten during Lent: ham, sausage, cheese, butter, eggs, etc. Eggs are of special importance: there are krashanky (one-colored Easter eggs) and pysanky (hand-painted Easter eggs).
What do you serve on Ukrainian Easter?
Paska. A traditional, slightly sweet Easter yeast bread, paska is the centerpiece of the Easter basket. ... Easter Eggs. https://www.instagram.com/sanvila_handmade/ ... Ham and Sausage. Shynka (Ham) ... Cottage Cheese and Butter. ... Horseradish. ... Deviled Eggs. ... Kholodets. ... Kanapky.More items...•
How do Ukrainians celebrate Easter?
What Do People Do? Easter is known as Velykden (The Great Day) and is a day off work in Ukraine. Special Easter services are held in churches and many families celebrate the day with a special Easter meal. Easter meals often include the Paskha (a type of Easter bread) and an egg painted in red.
What is a traditional Ukrainian Easter breakfast?
Very-very basics are eggs, Paska (sweet egg bread), sausage and a horseradish, so you can skip dairy products, if you didn't have time to prepare them or some other reason.
What goes in a traditional Easter basket?
There is a special blessing for meat, egg, cake, and bread, so baskets will most likely include these ingredients. Bacon (boczek/słonina, BOH-chek/swoh-NEE-nah) is a symbol of the abundance of God's mercy. Bread (chleb, hlehb) is usually a braided chałka, representing the staff of life given by God.
Common Basket Items
While tastes vary by region and family, the basket usually contains certain items: butter, bread, pysanky (decorated) eggs, sausage, ham and/or lamb, smoked meats, cheese, salt, and cake. A candle is placed in the basket so it can be lit during the blessing, and some families tie a bow or ribbon around the basket handle.
Butter (Masło)
Butter is symbolic of the goodness of Christ that we should emulate toward others. It can be shaped into a fancy lamb mold or simply packed into a glass container with cloves arranged into a cross on the top.
Bread (Paska)
The name paska came from the Jewish Passover feast known as pesach, and from the Greek version of the word— pascha. Paska also is the word for a round loaf of sweetened yeast bread or cake studded with orange and lemon peel and raisins. It is a symbol of Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life.
Horseradish
Horseradish, especially mixed with grated beets, is symbolic of Christ's passion and the blood he shed. The horseradish can be placed in a decorative bowl for inclusion in the basket. The word for horseradish in Slovak is chren, in Russian it is khren, and the Ukrainian word is khrin .
Hard-Cooked Eggs and Pysanky
These hard-cooked eggs, dyed red in the Orthodox Christian faith, and decorated elegantly using the wax-resist method, are symbols of Easter, life, and prosperity, and Christ's Resurrection from the tomb. The Slovak word is kraslica, while the Russians and Ukrainians refer to the dyed eggs as pysanky .
Sausage
Sausage, either fresh or smoked, is symbolic of God's favor and generosity. It is always present in the basket. Klobása is the Slovak word, while the word for sausage in Russian is kolbasa ; kovbasa is the Ukrainian way to say sausage.
Ham or Lamb
Ham is symbolic of great joy and abundance. Some households prefer veal or lamb, which reminds Christians that the risen Christ is the Lamb of God. The Slovak words for ham and lamb are klobása and jahňacie; in Russian, they are vetchina and baranina, and the Ukrainians say shynka and baranyna .