On 4/5/2021 03:28:54, Bob Pdml wrote:
On 5 Apr 2021, at 05:17, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
On 05 April 2021 at 04:50 "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> wrote:
There are many ways to celebrate the Easter season. In Eastern Europe (and
among Amerians of Eastern European heritage), coloring Easter eggs in
intricate patterns is a traditional family activity. Raw eggs
are decorated using a wax-resist method employing special styluses and
bright dyes, especially among Ukrainians and Rusyns.
These are some we use to decorate our Easter table:
http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2021/4/4/pysanki-1
Comments are invited.
Colouring eggs, using a different technique*, used to be common in the north of
England as well. Competitions for both children and adults would be held in
working mens' clubs, with quite serious prizes.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg#Colouring
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We used to do that at school in Anglesey, when I was about seven or eight years
old.
I remember being very proud of one I’d done and looking forward to showing it
to my mother when I got home.
But at home time it was pouring with rain, bitterly cold, dark, and a howling
gale was blowing in. I had to cycle home through it, wearing typical school
uniform of the time - flannel shorts, blazer etc and no rainwear. It was bloody
miserable and by the time I got home the egg was a broken mess of paint, shell,
cardboard and yolk all over my uniform.
I wasn’t a happy Easter bunny.
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When I was a child we did that too, but we used hard-boiled eggs so they
wouldn't mess anything up (other than the egg) if it got broken.
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