https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2 eTwin team - Khust specialized school, Ukraine en-us 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC 2025-09-24 13:18:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/108142771/c0a329e6fbe7f21bdb7ec777b11876ab/____________.png n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489279 The celebration starts long before Easter with the Lent, when people don't eat animal products. many Ukrainians follow this tradition]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489279 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489280 In many countries it is called Palm Sunday but in Ukraine we have a tradition to bless willow branches in church. In this way we greet Christ's coming to erusalem]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489280 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489281 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489281 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489282 On Willow Sunday there is an old tradition among children to beateach other with pussy-willow branches and say the words: "

Be as tall as the Willow,
Be as healthy as the Water,
Be as wealthy as the Earth,
Not I am beating, the Willow is beating - 
Easter is in a week!"]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489282 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489283 On this day we have a tradition to clean the house and in many families they bake Paska or Easter bread. In the afternoon/evening people go to church to commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489283 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489284 On that day all the Christians feel sad and sorry. They commemorate Christ's crusifixion. In the afternoon people go to church and kiss the shroud of Christ. We call it Plashchanytsya. ]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489284 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489285 All the churches look like this]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489285 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489286 After coming home from church we have a tradition to paint eggs. There are two kinds of decorated eggs - just painted, we call them krashanky]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489286 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489287 A more difficult way of decorating is pysanky as they are covered with different ornaments]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489287 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489288 In many families women bake Easter bread, In most parts of Ukraine it is sweet with raisins.]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489288 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489289 In the most western part of Ukraine (Transkarpathia) we bake another kind of Paska. It is not sweet and without colourful decorations.]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489289 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489290 We usually bless Paska or Easter bread in a beautiful basket.n We usually put seven main things into it: Paska, cottage cheese, eggs, butter, salt, garlic or onion and vine. In some parts of Ukraine people put horse raddish or poppy seeds to the basket. The basket is covered with a beautiful towel or a napkin.
Our traditional Easter basket]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489290 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489291 Early in the morning, usually at 2-3 oclock, most people go to church with a holiday basket to bless food and rejoy Christ's Resurection. Almost all the churches' yards look like this one.]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489291 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489292 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489292 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489293 People look smart and happy and greet each other with the words: "Christ has risen!' and hear the answer: "He's risen indeed!"]]> 2018-04-17 10:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489293 n_orlyk https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489960 Pussy-willow branches are kept in the house during the year till the next Easter time]]> 2018-04-17 10:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/n_orlyk/k3c945ziv3v2/wish/252489960