TY - JOUR TI - Rola malowanych jaj w ukraińskiej obrzędowości AU - Zlochevska, Yuliya TI - Rola malowanych jaj w ukraińskiej obrzędowości AB - The Role of Easter Dyed Eggs in Ukrainian Rituals The article describes the phenomenon of one of the oldest and most significant fields of Ukrainian folk art ‒ Ukrainian Easter dyed eggs, represents the mythical origins of Easter dyed eggs, explains the process of making decorated eggs and highlights their role in Ukrainian folk ceremonies, mainly spring and Easter rites and traditions. In purpose to demonstrate the phenomenon of Ukrainian painted eggs, the author formulates a hypothesis from which it follows that the Easter dyed egg plays a very important role in Ukrainian rituals, both pagan springtime and Christian Easter. The article refers to the achievements of Ukrainian researchers in this area of study, notably the scientific studies of Mykoly Sumcova, Erasta Biniashevskiego, Vasylia Sapigi, Oleksy Voropaja and others. Keywords: egg, Easter dyed egg, pysanka, Ukrainian folk art, rituals, traditions VL - 2022 IS - 16 (2/2022) PY - 2022 SN - 2450-2561 C1 - 2450-6249 SP - 131 EP - 149 DO - 10.4467/24506249PJ.22.013.16836 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/pjacns/artykul/rola-malowanych-jaj-w-ukrainskiej-obrzedowosci KW - jajo KW - pisanka KW - ukraińska sztuka ludowa KW - obrzędowość KW - tradycje