Are Ukrainian Easter Eggs made from REAL eggs or fake ones?

Question

I need to know if Ukrainian Easter Eggs are made from actual EGGS (like from a chicken) or fake ones. Best answers will be chosen by best sources and best supportive answer.

THIS IS AN EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT... SO I NEED SOURCES FROM THE INTERNET...PLEASE!

Answer 1

Real ones, that are blown or syringed out...

these are the supplies you will need...
Household Supplies


eggs
White, large to extra large chicken eggs are generally used--however, goose and duck eggs are also common (along with the occasional ostrich egg). They MUST be raw, and at room temperature. Check the surface of the shell for any bumps or imperfections (bumps are difficult to draw around). Hold the egg to the light--if you see any hairline cracks, DON'T use it.

white vinegar
This is used to clean the egg (use about half a cup of water to one tsp of vinegar) and to strengthen some when they start to fade (with the exception of Orange and Pink). Just add a teaspoon to the dye if your eggs are coming out a little pale, and it will revitalize them.

newspaper
This is to lay out over your work area.

tissues, and lots of them!
These are used to blot the kistka on, to dab the eggs dry when they come out of the dye, and to wipe the wax off the eggs when completed.

candles
These are used to melt the wax in the kistka, and afterwards, to melt the wax off of the egg. Use short ones, so you won't strain your arm reaching so high all the time.

spoons
These are to dip the eggs into each of the dyes. Tablespoons are generally used because they're larger.

pencil (a light one)
This is used to draw guidelines on the egg before any wax is applied. This cuts down on mistakes. If you are greatly concerned about the pencil marks being left behind, you might want to try a "non-repro blue" pencil, available at most art shops (and, I believe, most business supply stores). It stays on well without smudging, and comes off easily in the final stages of cleaning off the wax. (Thanks to Oksana S. for the suggestion).

cotton swabs
These can be used to apply a touch of dye, when there is only a little of a particular color needed in the design. Swab a little dye in the area where you want the color to be, cover the parts that you want with wax, and the rest will be covered up when you dip it in the next dye.

elastic bands
The thick kind that mail carriers use. These can help you draw lines straighter on your eggs, by using the edge of the band to guide you.

drying rack
This consists of a flat board, with short nails pounded into it in tripod formation. This is to rest the eggs on, when they are drying after being shellacked, or they are drying up after being drained. Its best to use finishing nails for this project, because the nail heads will leave less of a mark on the varnish (from where the egg has to rest on the nail heads).

bleach (optional)
This is only used for certain eggs that you want to have a final color of white. You wash the egg in a 1 cup water/2 tablespoons bleach solution until the shell turns white. Then you wash it in cool water until it stops feeling slippery. You will find examples of this type of egg on this website. One example can be found here.

Answer 2

they are made from real egg shells. beeswax is drawn on the eggshell then the egg is dipped in Yellow dye, more wax is put on. then dipped in orange dye, then more wax is put on. then dipped in red, and waxed, then dipped in the final color which is usually Green, Brown or black. The wax is Melted off the eggshell with putting it to the side of a taper candle flame. usually the egg is covered with a couple coats of varnish. and placed on an egg stand.
Ukrainian Gift shop is a good place for supplies.

Answer 3

The April fool jester gets in touch with the Thanksgiving turkey, who sends a message to Santa Claus, who's an extremely close buddy of Cupid. Cupid shoots an arrow into the rump of the Easter bunny and bamm! Out comes a coloured egg. Now bypass brush your enamel, say your prayers and get in mattress.

Answer 4

Real, but they are "blown out", meaning that all of the insides have been carefully removed and washed out. http://www.learnpysanky.com/

There are tons of resources online - google the keyword "pysanky", which is the name of the Ukranian egg art.

Answer 5

Real eggs.
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~yakowenk/pysanky.html

Answer 6

I believe it is just porcelain shaped like an egg.

Answer 7

Unfortunately, I'm not from the Ukraine so I have no clue! Sorry Ican't help!

Answer 8

real eggs,chiken,turkey,osterich