From: Olenka
To: Jane
Subject: Easter in
Ukraine
Hi,
Jane!
Thank
you very much for your letter. It was very interesting for me to read
about Easter traditions in your country.
In
Ukraine Easter is one of the most important holidays for many people.
Traditional Easter egg is called pysanka - it’s a symbol of this
holiday. Palm Sunday, the week before Easter, is known in my country
as Willow Sunday. People bring home willow branches. They bless them
in the church. This week all the people prepare for Easter. The
Thursday before Easter is called Clean Thursday. The house must be
clean on this day. Good Friday is the day when the women of the
family bake “paska”, Ukrainian Easter bread. On Saturday children
paint Easter eggs to add to the Easter basket. It also includes
pysanka, salt, sausage, cheese, butter and ham.
In
the evening people go to church for the Easter mass, which lasts all
night. Easter Sunday is a day of singing songs and eating. Young
girls dance and sing about nature and spring. People exchange
pysanky.
All
in all, Easter is a merry holiday in Ukraine. I’ll send you some
pictures next time!
Best
wishes
Olenka
Willow -
|’wɪləʊ|
верба
branch -
|brɑ:n(t)ʃ|
гілочки
bless - |blɛs|
святити
bake - |beɪk|
випікати
last -
|lɑ:st|
тривати
exchange -
|ɪks’tʃeɪndʒ|
обмінюватися
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