Pysanka, which is 500 years old – what does it look like — TSN Exclusive

The Soviet authorities even fought with Easter eggs.

After the Easter egg was officially recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage, TSN correspondent Alla Pass became interested in the little-known history of ancient art.

The most expensive Easter egg, which is kept in the Easter Egg Museum in Kolomyia, is more than 500 years old, and it is the oldest in Ukraine. Created on a goose egg with the help of hot wax, the dye is bulbous. Archaeologists found this artifact in 2013 in Lviv.

“Here we see images of infinity, oak leaves, which are repeated in our Easter eggs. It is not whole, it was made of 4 pieces, it was broken into 4 parts and our restorer, she restored it,” says the general director of the National Museum of Hutsul region and Yaroslav's Penance Tkachuk

The technique and set of traditional symbols remain unchanged,…