EASTER BREAD

On Good Friday women bake Ukrainian Easter bread “Paska”. They place it into the oven saying:
“Holy Paska, be as grand and beautiful as the sun, because we are baking you for the sun. Let all members of our family be healthy. Let our children grow up as quickly as you grow. Come out as beautiful as you go in!"
People believe that:
When preparing Easter bread think only good thoughts.
Don’t let any strangers come into the house, they might put an evil eye on your Easter bread.
If you follow all of the instructions, the Easter Bread will be airy and tasty.

Paska is an Easter bread served at Easter in many Slavic countries. Paska is an enriched bread, made using butter, eggs, and sugar; an egg/water mixture is used as a glaze.
The inside of paska can be a swirl of yellow and white. The yellow represents the risen Christ in Christian faith, and the white represents the Holy Spirit. The Christian faithful in many Slavic countries honor this bread during Easter.

On Holy Saturday people decorate Easter eggs, basket and go to church for the Easter mass which lasts all night. When Saturday turns into Sunday people use traditional Easter greeting: “Christ has risen”, “Indeed, He has risen”