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The Lemky are one of the three highlander peoples of Ukraine; most of those in Poland were forcibly resettled after WWII, and scattered throughout modern day Ukraine and northwest Germany.  Lemkos are sometimes called “Rusyns,” particularly in the North American diaspora. 

Their pysanky are distinct, usually being written with the drop-pull technique, as in the pysanka on the right.

linear batik: in pysankarstvo, a type of wax application which utilizes molten wax and a stylus.  This form of decoration is the most common in Ukraine, and is also done by many other Slavic groups.

L’viv (Львів): western Ukrainian city, the cultural heart of Ukraine. Ethnographically Opillia region.

lystovka (листовка): Pace egg.  A decorative egg made by attaching leaves or flowers to an egg, and then dyeing it. Pronounced “lis-TOV-kah,” all short vowels.  Plural is lystovky.

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