The rich Ukrainian national cuisine has not bypassed Slobozhanshchina (eastern Ukraine) with its diversity, especially its preparations for Easter.
Easter — the Bright Feast of Christ’s Resurrection — is the greatest feast of the Christian faith, the summit of the whole liturgical year of the Church.
It is Easter that preserves culinary traditions and transmits their unique flavour combined with the traditions of Orthodoxy.
And one of the most important moments of waiting for Easter is the completion of the Easter basket for the consecration of food, so that then at the Easter table with the whole family to consume the consecrated food.
Products in the Easter basket of Slobozhanshchina, although similar to products of other regions, but have their own mysterious meaning, because each product is a symbol.
Krashanki (painted boiled eggs) is a symbol of new life, and Sweet Kulich (Easter cake) is a symbol of Heavenly Bread.
An important product in the basket both on the material plane and in the spiritual plane is salt.
Slobozhanshchina’s Easter basket should contain something meaty, such as gretchaniki (meatballs with buckwheat) in tomato sauce, greens, and also vareniki (curd or fruit dumplings) in a pot, which are best combined with sour cream.
Branches of blooming lilacs are not only a colourful decoration of the basket, but also serve as a bright guide between the atmosphere of the bright spring holiday and the historical traditions of Easter flavours of Slobozhanshchina.

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TITLE: Easter basket of Slobozhanshchina. Orthodox traditions
YEAR: 2025
ARTWORK TYPE: Original Art/One of a kind
DIMENSIONS: 50х40 cm
TECHNIQUES: Acrylic
RELATED THEMES: Still life art
SUPPORT OR SURFACE: Canvas on the canvas-stretcher
FRAMING: No
CATALOGUE N: Kovalska127