Easter

Empire Nephrite,1902. Private collection, New York City. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Photo by David Katz.
How Fabergé Eggs Became a Symbol of Easter
When the czar Alexander III took the throne in 1881—accompanied by his wife, Maria Feodorovna, he unwittingly began a lavish Easter tradition within the Russian imperial court—the bedazzled egg.
Detail of pysanky eggs in basket
Pysanka: The Ukrainian Easter Egg
Ukrainian pysanky are more than beautifully decorated eggs. The folkloric tradition has lasted for centuries and its core tenets have even been linked to more widely-spread ancient practices centered…