Transcript for A look at Ukrainian Easter egg art

Good morning Charlie James you're watching ABC news digital we're getting close to Easter and we have a very special treat street today we're at the Ukrainian museum in New York City. For their thank did that and we actually have a artist a world renowned think up artists here's that you can feel it. Who is going to tell us about the history of the Ukrainian Easter ankle. As well let's show us how they get names if you're not familiar. With I think I would probably a lot of our viewers are not on us. Just tell us a little bed about. Holiday how they start. Well. This is an extremely. Old tradition. At that story in the area now known as Ukraine in pagan times. In the spring time this let's. Let's bring rich or well. Ian. In the wintertime but these grew murder and people. But the sun god leaving them and he was angry with people Clinton it's so they want to keep it here so that. It's. They basically wanted to write him because he thought of and beach and cake. As a present for three reasons. For its flight the year that much closer. To the sun got that people are so that eggs were magical option. That we recall them being you can do what better way to treat some pretty good percentage. And the third reason most important of all very often a rooster which day. It was it was the sun God's chosen creature son listen for the rooster the rooster crows it's that these are. Beautiful very intricate designs. How long tan. These designs take we're gonna take a look at a number of designs come from different regions and so you can connect planet and the meaning. But in general court this side day. How long does something like that tape. You know it depends on the person depends on the design but it's complex and not take anywhere from an hour six. For this size for the check it. Yes ostriches is it much but those are traditional. Elephant is in Ukraine you know we only traditionally called me she Phoenix because. A rooster will never come out opinion that. So let's take a look before we look at start taking a look at how these. Our design and name let's take a look at some of the other designs that you here at the museum and so he has some eggs that are part of the permanent collection here at the Ukrainian news in the well but if you can just get a little explainer as to. What some of these designs me of course every design symbolic me. People decorated the ache in symbol of hope that the phone would grant the wishes. So for example there is if I can. Go here there is one thing here with pine branch by branch said look I'll. Ever lasting life because it's only have meaning to red when they yes the pine brunch any kind of long hours were a symbol of happy this. Leans right to be here it was a symbol of strength. One of the main guy that's the most important. His symbol was open. That there is also well there's another pine branch right over here. The number of that we will find comfort me everywhere we petals weak dots for life and death. Children died it's there was no need for the death so for a lot. Am very important. And so on horses are strength. Shakes her fertility are important in Ukraine and the list goes. Now we've seen alive. Geometric. Shapes in here and designs. But then some of them are more kind of for Roland free wielding. Where it's at a different and wearing these designs come from an exact. That would it is each each region and Ukraine have their own specialty. For example the prepay in my region. Very ancient designs oranges yellows reds beautiful there's a region which is very similar to light shirt. Which has. These type it's very black with a little bit of red. Pink meat beat white. Each region have their own there was one region that specialized in never ending lines and he's trying to do. And evil spirits could become trapped in those lines because. The design turned. So these were also use this quick look. So we have them on your eggs over here that show the progression. These designs it man so before winning one live let. Get a little education. And calmer than we see the current the other side here the brown left the rights. The different stat. Mean this is a big difference going from let's wait and hear. And intricately painted pisses me just give us. An idea. What's going on each of these. Actually the process is very simple it's Batik it's wax resistance. On the neck. So you start off with the white as we have here. You take an instrument that is called. On a wooden handle and you put bees wax into the copper funnel. And heated up in the camp hopefully on the west it's dark so this does not look at all that this whack this flag is our old wax. And wax the areas that you want to be white and new design. The wax protects what's uncertain so that when did the right into the next guy yellow. Whatever that is under the wax will we may want to. Then on the yellow shadow you put wax hot wax on the injuries he won the yellow again directs protect the collar. You keep on waxing and dying. Until you reach the last collared the darkness what it's usually plaque would be green could be read depending and you. And you take the cake out of the the wax is black. The shall and slash his plaque and put the end on the opening section by section of the wax. And collision. Seen obviously have to have a very good idea of what you want to look like before you start at absolutely there's once you start at this first up there's no going back there is no. Going back once you make a mistake. That investors think that's why you will never happened the scene. Of some company. It's always different even if you try to make the same design BA is different the west flows differently so let's have a blood good days and have a bad day. It's always a surprise. So we have a table set up here to show you some because gonna give a demo. Of how this process work. I've never seen anything like this the fourth I hope viewers that you really enjoy this and as we go through the process we'll talk a little bit about some of these signs that the heat. Laid out here as well see you're starting with an egg insistent in. This. Traditionally. You have to help a full day. Because. The sun isn't that yoke the people believe that if they hope the eggs get their hands like this state department's. The power let's say he blew out the U well. There's no quit making the day it's not an offering no not at all. But the meaning I think has changed a little that. That region and Ukraine has changed and the political and religious history of Ukraine has changed. But the eggs and somehow. They're not. But there's a legend that's when my favorites there's evil monster shake up even if it. And changed its wrists and ankles and each year he said that supplies to the world see me yesterday. If people are making the X spike back in which people are not yank. Spies don't come back the chain and certain the monster will come. In. People pats to make these. For the world survive. But bad when Ukraine after christianity in the fifth century. It took a very long time for the people to embrace their religion. So what happened. People continued to make these headaches. But they changed that the Christian religion and very often when it's simple but that won't be the peak at the now this is what I said is that he's. It's a wooden handle with the copper funnel. And you put bees wax used beeswax because it's the U wax it turns dark when it's you. Without it looks kind of like a nail we can't you know they were close but it's actually a final others mall Poland there. That is gonna final blacks directly on the and the first time you have to keep that peace. And yes. I waxed the area's. Race you have to keep the book war. The trick is to control the wax and will be. And that's sad that it big don't. Have a mind of a so yes. If you heated up too much clothes. To fat if you don't heated up at all it doesn't blow. So now everything. That can operate with the wax. Will remain what.

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