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Ukrainian Handouts
My Ukrainian language materials are limited at this point. Here are pdf versions of my old Ukrainian language instructional materials, and an updated bilingual version I will add other items as I create them. Although I teach pysanky often at our Ukrainian school, many of the children there are primarily anglophone or have limited Ukrainian skills.
Size: 23.7 MB
This is a scan of the first pysanka handout I ever produced, back in the 1970s. Th original was a
mimeograph, and I had to learn to use an Ukrainian typewriter to use it (a long, painful process). It is
in Ukrainian, and all the illustrations were hand-drawn by me. I think we used it in ODUM, a Ukrainian
youth group I was active in.
Size: 1.5 MB
There are three sections: myths and legends about pysanky, symbolism of pysanky, and how to make
pysanky. The symbolism section has mixed English and Ukrainian text, but the other pages are in
one language only (per page). A mostly Ukrainian version can be created by skipping the
english pages. (added 3-27-2007)
I prepared several powerpoint presentations for our Crimean summer camp in 2006. You can download them and use them if you wish. Note that these are .ppt files, so you should be able to open them and edit them if you have a recent version of PowerPoint.
Size: 8.3 MB
A step-by-step guide (in Ukrainian) to making pysanky, it is particularly useful for beginning
students
Size: 4.7 MB
A detailed explanation (with illustrations)of the symbols found on traditional pysanky
Size: 8.3 MB
A detailed explanation of the symbolism of the colors found on traditional pysanky
Size: 13.8 MB
Illustrations of traditional Lemko motifs and pysanky
Size: 8.1 MB
Illustrations of traditional motifs and pysanky from Chernihiv oblast
I also have Ukrainian language versions of my pysanka patterns. If you are interested in obtaining these, e-mail me. Now that I have more storage space on my web server, I will try and post them here eventually.
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