UNESCO has included the element “Pysanka: Ukrainian Tradition and Art of Egg Decoration” in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
This was reported by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.
The decision was made at the 19th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held in the capital of Paraguay, Asuncion. Ukraine submitted the application jointly with Estonia.
As explained by the Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications, Mykola Tochytskyi, in 2013, Tallinn recognized the Pysanka as an object of the intangible heritage in its country. Subsequently, Estonia and Ukraine jointly appealed to UNESCO to recognize the Pysanka as such an object at the global level.
Work on the nomination began in 2017. In total, it consists of three elements: “Ukrainian Pysanka: Tradition and Art”, “The Tradition of Hutsul Pysanka” and “Ukrainian Pysanka, Tradition and Art of Decorating Easter Eggs”.
