Romania - Rural life - Hand painted eggs in Bucovina

Dyeing painted eggs, Hurghis, Bucovina, Romania. In Christian Orthodox countries such as Romania there is a tradition of skilfully painting eggs before Easter. In the villages of Bucovina, the egg painters use a tool called a kishitze, a stick with an iron tip, to apply molten wax in the desired pattern to a blown egg. The egg is then dipped in the lightest colour dye to be used. The egg is then heated and the protective wax melts away and a new pattern can be added, then dipped in a different colour and so on.

Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download

Filename: 245-04_1.jpg
Copyright: Tessa Bunney
Image Size: 3464x3464 / 2.7MB; Bunney Carpathian Eastern Europe Bucovina Romania Tessa countryside life mountains rural tradition traditional Romanian painted egg eggs Easter pattern patterned folklore Christian Orthodox decorating decoration dye dyeing
Contained in galleries: Romania - The Carpathian Mountains, Tessa Bunney - All pics

Dyeing painted eggs, Hurghis, Bucovina, Romania. In Christian Orthodox countries such as Romania there is a tradition of skilfully painting eggs before Easter. In the villages of Bucovina, the egg painters use a tool called a kishitze, a stick with an iron tip, to apply molten wax in the desired pattern to a blown egg. The egg is then dipped in the lightest colour dye to be used. The egg is then heated and the protective wax melts away and a new pattern can be added, then dipped in a different colour and so on.