When we were children,
there was a lady in Millers Falls, who made elaborately designed Easter eggs,
and possibly, decorated eggs for other occasions. I don’t know if she was Polish, Russian, or
Ukrainian. Her eggs were beautiful and
sometimes, magical in design. We are
hearing, now, about the increased significance of the decorated Ukrainian Easter
eggs. I am not sure when, where or how
this Tradition began. I sent an Easter ecard
referencing the Romanov decorated eggs, a Russian tradition that may or may not
be related to the Ukrainian tradition of decorated eggs. The point is, the
Russians, the Poles, and the Ukrainians have so many shared traditions. It is
so sad that peoples with shared traditions can go to war against each other. It
is also a blessing that the Polish people and other Eastern European peoples
have opened their hearts and their homes to the Ukrainian refugees.
Easter is a
time of renewal and rebirth. It is my
prayer that there is some opportunity peace, renewal, and rebirth for the Ukrainian
nation.
It is also my
prayer that your personal trials find peace, renewal, and rebirth.
God bless and
Happy Easter.
