Glossary

of Pysanka-Related Terms

 
 

G

Galicia: the Anglicized version of the Polish/Hungarian/German/Yiddish name for Halychyna (Галичина).  Galicia encompassed areas of modern day Poland and Ukraine.

gerdan (ґердан): a beaded Ukrainian collar/necklace (right)

grazhda (ґражда): Hutsul mountain home, a complex, usually of log construction, containing a main house with extensions on either side and front forming an interior courtyard. The side buildings can house sheep, other livestock, etc. It is a complex - safe for the family and the animals, with a gate at the front  for protection, to keep out bears and other wild animals.






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