These colorful wood eggs have been hand painted in the Ukraine with traditional folk and religious symbols and designs.

Pysanky are typically made to be given to family members and respected outsiders. To give a pysanka is to give a symbolic gift of life, which is why the egg must remain whole. Furthermore, the design, a combination of the motifs and colors on a traditional folk pysanka, has a deep, symbolic meaning. Traditionally, a pysanka given with its symbolic meaning in mind, be it wishes of protection, fecundity, or love . Typically, pysanky were displayed prominently in a public room of the house.