Ruzhy

Mildly modified pysanka from Elyjiw's Sixty Score of Easter Eggs (Table 31, No. 12). The star-rosette (ruzha, plural is ruzhy) is the most popular symbol on pysanky and was originally a sun symbol and represents the source of life. After Christianization, it came to represent God's Love.

On this pysanka:


Eight-pointed star / rosette: life force / God's Love
Pine needles: Eternal youth and health
Red dots: seeds / drops of Christ's blood
Ram's horns: leadership and creativity
Leaves: spring, renewal and creation