Religious Holidays

Holiday → preparation and tradition checklists

Basket

  • •Paska (homemade or pre-ordered)
  • •Dyed eggs — 5–10 in different dyes
  • •Decorative pysanky
  • •Sausage/ham, horseradish, cheese, salt
  • •Candle and basket towel

Week before

  • •Clean Thursday — cleaning & egg dyeing
  • •Good Friday — quiet day, no work
  • •Saturday — bake paska, assemble basket
  • •Sunday — blessing, morning table

Gifts

  • •Pysanka magnet or egg set for kids
  • •Paska for parents/grandparents
  • •Handmade candle
  • •Sweets for the kids' basket

Ukrainian holidays exist in two calendars: new style (Dec 25) and old style (Jan 7) — both legitimate, follow your family tradition.