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An Easter 'Eggstravaganza' 復活節「彩蛋狂歡」
People make Easter eggs to celebrate the holiday in a beautiful way

The majority of people use simple dyes and simple methods to color Easter eggs, but in some areas, it is an elaborate art form. In Ukraine, people use a method similar to batik to make exquisite eggs or pysanky. They draw intricate patterns on the egg in wax. The wax protects the designed area from whatever dye is used. By repeating the process of waxing and dyeing, fabulous designs emerge, often rich in Christian symbolism.
The tradition of egg dyeing started many years before Christianity arrived in Ukraine, but the old symbols took on new meanings as Christianity spread through the area. The triangle symbolized the elements fire, earth and air but now symbolizes the christian trinity. The fish, originally symbolic of plenty, came to mean Christ, the fisher of men. The eggs had more than just decorative uses as well. Years ago, it was tradition for a young woman to drop a pysanka with her name on it into a stream hoping her future husband would find it. If a young man found it, he would go to the girl's house, and a match was often made.
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elaborate      You use elaborate to describe something that  is very complex,because it has a lot of different parts.
exquisite      Something that is exquisite is extremely beautiful or pleasant   especially in a delicate way.
batik          Batik is a process for printing designs on cloth. Wax is put on those areas of the cloth that you do not want to be coloured by dye.
intricate      You use intricate to describe something that has many small parts or details.
trinity        In the Christian religion, the Trinity or the Holy  Trinity is the union of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in one God.
match          If one thing  matchs another, they are connected or suit each other in some way.