Ukrainians celebrated Easter yesterday, again in accordance with the old Orthodox calendar. At church everyone greeted us by saying "Christ is risen" and we were to reply by saying "Indeed He has risen" or something like that. We were clueless at first, but eventually caught on after about the 100th time. Dave and I enjoyed a few Ukrainian traditions, such as eating Ukrainian "paska" (Easter bread) which is a sweet bread with raisins baked in a can (so it's tall) and topped with frosting and colored sprinkles. I also had fun with the make-your-own Ukrainian eggs kit. Pictured above are my "Ukrainian" eggs, which are ordinary eggs with a plastic colored covering. A good alternative to dying eggs.
Laura
