Easter Egg Festival

"All-Ukrainian Easter Egg Festival" is perhaps the largest event dedicated to a purely Ukrainian cultural miracle - Easter egg making. This year marks the sixth Easter festival, which has become traditional for Ukrainians over the years. It is organized by Folk Ukraine, an international ethnocultural project that has organized such well-known and beloved events in Kyiv as Waltz Day, Kyiv Day, New Year in Sofia, and many others.

This year's Easter Egg Festival takes place on Sofiyska and Mykhailivska Squares, and also covers Volodymyrsky Proezd, where the fair houses are located.

Donetsk Easter Egg, "Tunnel of Desires" and other interesting facts of the project

The main decoration of the festival and its most important event are 374 Easter eggs from 374 artists of Ukraine. Mega Easter eggs are one and a half meters high and half a meter in diameter. All works, before being judged by the audience, were carefully selected throughout Ukraine by a competition committee, and only the most original, interesting and amazing made it to the festival.

Each pysanka is original and unique, their creators tell about their favorite corners, towns, villages through their works - small parts of one great united Ukraine. The art performance was attended by both famous artists and novice artists who had only recently discovered the art of drawing.

According to the results of the vote, the first place went to the Easter egg depicting the sights of Donetsk, the author of which is a native of this city, Taisia Drugakova-Astashkevych. This work will go to the Pope as a holiday gift on May 10, the others will be sent to various exhibitions abroad - to Poland, Germany, Georgia.

The winning Easter egg received 5,379 votes. The best works were voted for by people who walked around the square during the Easter weekend and gave their preferences in the form of ribbons that they tied to the works.

The project was a huge success, able to unite the entire country in one square, attracting the interest of many people.

In addition to the huge Easter eggs, you can see 27 thousand small works of art at the festival, which, by the way, you can create yourself right on the square by taking part in various master classes.

The festival program also includes an exhibition of modern and traditional Easter cakes, an Easter fair, children's entertainment, performances by groups, a food court area, and much more.

Also on Mikhailovskaya Square, traditionally, as part of the festival, the "Tunnel of Wishes" is built. This is a 20-meter tunnel decorated with Easter eggs from red to yellow. Legend has it that if you touch 25 Easter eggs, your wish will definitely come true. True or not, we don't know yet, but you can try.

There is a small green town in the park area of Volodymyrsky Proezd, where everyone can join in the basics of gardening, learn how to make bouquets, compositions, decorate the garden, and also purchase various saplings, seedlings, and seeds.

Those who haven't yet had time to join the wonderful and amazing Ukrainian traditions that have passed through the ages and found their place in modern times, hurry up, the festival will delight Kyiv residents and guests of the capital until May 9. Admission is free.

What else have other cities prepared for us?

Another famous festival of Easter eggs is taking place in Lviv these days. This festival is not the first, it is taking place for the fifth year in a row and has become a traditional and favorite event for both residents and numerous visiting connoisseurs of this amazing city. It is also a kind of art project, where artists of different ages and with different creative skills create unique works dedicated to the Great Holiday. The festival also includes many master classes that allow you to make a unique Easter egg for yourself. Master classes are held for both children and adults.

In the city of Kolomyia, in Ivano-Frankivsk region, the Easter Egg Festival is being held for the ninth time. Artists not only from Ukraine but also from abroad participate in the festival. The festive event is held on the square in front of the only Easter Egg Museum in the world.

And this year, an exhibition of chocolate Easter eggs was held in Mukachevo. The eggs ranged from one meter tall to the regular-sized ones that we are used to seeing.

Also, very recently, a giant chocolate pysanka was created, which used more than 20 kilograms of chocolate. It won the hearts of many viewers, especially those who have a sweet tooth.

We advise you not to sit at home in front of the TV, but to go outside and enjoy beautiful works of art, because there are still many weekends ahead. Happy holidays!