Comments on: Ukrainian Easter Basket – Beautiful Tradition

By: Suburban Grandma

Suburban Grandma — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:33:26 +0000

Please send them as picture attachment to my email listed on my website:
vlodia@suburbangrandma.com
Thank you so much.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:07:40 +0000

I would be happy to send you some photos – how can I get them to you? Sandra

By: Suburban Grandma

Suburban Grandma — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:06:06 +0000

Thank you so much for finding my site, and leaving such a memorable comment. The Easter Basket Blessing style in you host’s church does sound very beautiful and breathtaking. I would have loved to have a picture of it, to use in a future post.
I have seen the “butter lambs” at a church bazaar in a Ukrainian church. They look so cute.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:43:14 +0000

I was just googling Ukrainian Easter Basket Service to learn more about it when I came upon your site. My husband and I have just come from our first such service. We are not Ukrainian nor Catholic but were invited by friends of ours. We are in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada which has a large Ukrainian population.

Unlike your service pictured, everyone places their baskets in the aisle beside the pews and at a certain point, everyone lights the candles so, the aisles are light on both sides by candles! The priest then walks once up the aisles and then on the return, blesses the baskets with a sprinkling of holy water. It was absolutely magical! And the variety of baskets was breathtaking – our host’s basket had a tiny lamb fashioned from butter!

By: Suburban Grandma

Suburban Grandma — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:52:03 +0000

You are most welcome.
I know exactly what you mean, and you don’t have to be a kid to be tempted by these delicious food aromas.
Everything tastes so much better at Easter, including the kobasa….
Happy Easter to you and your family.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:12:15 +0000

Thanks for bringing back some very pleasant memories. I grew up in the Pittsburgh area and this was a day that was so important to my family. The smells were almost overwhelming and knowing that we could not taste anything until the next day really tested our willpower.

By: Suburban Grandma

Suburban Grandma — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:01:30 +0000

Isn’t that such a beautiful tradition? We are so blessed to still be able to continue it and pass it on to new generations.
Dyakuyu!

By: Lisa Martell

Lisa Martell — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:25:10 +0000

I’m Russian Orthodox and grew up in the Cleveland area, we decorate the Pysanky eggs the same way and the blessing of the Easter Baskets. Thanks for sharing the culture!!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:20:58 +0000

Thanks SG…I’ll check back in with you.

By: Suburban Grandma

Suburban Grandma — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:16:34 +0000

Hi Barbara. Thank you for stopping by and leaving beautiful comments.
Actually, I am also looking for such a recipe, as my grandmother used to make it as well, but so far I have not come across it yet.
I did find a recipe for similar sounding cheese, but not exactly the way I remember it, but have to try it first myself to check it out, before I post about it.