Pysanky Workshop – multicolored eggs using the batik technique

🥚 Tradition That Connects Us – Pysanky Egg‑Decorating Workshop Dubrava Cultural Centre invites you to a traditional cultural event showcasing Easter customs through various egg‑decorating workshops, highlighting Easter eggs as a Christian symbol. Workshop leaders and heritage bearers demonstrate traditional ornamentation and historic techniques of writing and colouring Easter eggs from Croatian, Slovenian and Ukrainian traditions. Among them is a special pysanky workshop – dedicated to traditional Ukrainian multicolour Easter eggs created using the batik (wax‑resist) technique. Pysanky are decorated with hot beeswax and dyes in layers, forming rich geometric and floral motifs rooted in Ukrainian folklore. 📅 Date: Saturday, 28 March 2026 ⏰ Time: 10:00 – 13:00 📍 Venue: foyer of Dubrava Cultural Centre, Dubrava 51 a 🧑‍🎨 Age: adults 👩‍🎨 Pysanky – Multicolour Batik Easter Egg Workshop Instructors: Tatjana Šagadin and Marija Meleško, Ukrainian Community of the City of Zagreb introduction to the history and symbolism of pysanky in Ukrainian culture working with a special stylus and melted wax, drawing lines and motifs on the egg applying dyes in several stages to achieve multi‑layered, multicolour patterns removing the wax to reveal the final design – the moment when the full pattern appears Workshops within the “Tradition That Connects Us” programme are free of charge, with mandatory advance registration via e‑mail: tradicije@ck-dubrava.hr. All materials are provided, and the workshop is held in Croatian, with an introduction to some Ukrainian terms and symbols.