{"id":14192,"date":"2021-05-04T02:50:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T02:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=14192"},"modified":"2021-05-05T09:39:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T09:39:48","slug":"diy-ideas-for-paskha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/diy-ideas-for-paskha\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY ideas for Paskha"},"content":{"rendered":"
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kulich and eggs made by my best friend’s grandma<\/p><\/div>\n

\u041f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0432\u043d\u0430\u044f \u041f\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0445\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u0301\u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0435 \u043c\u0430\u0301\u044f \u0432 \u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0443. <\/strong>(Orthodox Easter fell on May 2nd<\/sup> this year) and I wanted to share \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043c\u044b \u0441 \u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0448\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0438 \u0441\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0451\u043d\u043a\u043e\u0439\u00a0 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0437 \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u044f\u0439\u0446\u0430<\/strong> (how I and my siblings dyed eggs for the first time) \u0438 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043c\u044b \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0445\u0443<\/strong> (and how we made a paskha<\/a>). My family doesn’t celebrate Orthodox Easter but we cherish the traditions around it. And every year since first grade my best friend’s grandma would give me \u043a\u0443\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438 \u0438 \u043f\u0430\u0441\u0445\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u044f\u0439\u0446\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0445\u0443<\/strong> (kulich<\/a> and Easter eggs for Paskha.) I’m happy to report this year her baked treats were more delicious than ever (see the photo).<\/p>\n

*All photos taken and used with permission from author (Akbota Yergaliyeva)<\/em><\/p>\n

*Grammar notes: there isn\u2019t a direct equivalent of the word \u2018sibling\u2019 in Russian, that\u2019s why I wrote \u2018my siblings and I\u2019 like this: \u201c\u043c\u044b \u0441 \u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0448\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0438 \u0441\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0451<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u043e\u0439<\/strong>\u201d. Also, it\u2019s common to use \u2018\u043c\u044b \u0441 \u0442\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0439\u2019 to mean \u2018you and I\u2019 in Russian even though \u2018\u043c\u044b\u2019 means \u2018we\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u041a\u0430\u043a \u043c\u044b \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u0430\u0441\u0445\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u044f\u0439\u0446\u0430 \u0441 \u043d\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u043c\u0438 \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f\u043c\u0438 (<\/strong>How we dyed Easter eggs<\/strong> with natural dyes<\/strong>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are so many \u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445<\/strong> (wonderful) and \u043a\u0440\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0445<\/strong> (creative) tutorials<\/a> on how to make your Easter eggs very festive \u0434\u043b\u044f<\/strong> \u043f\u0430\u0441\u0445\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/strong> \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0301<\/strong>\u00a0(for the Easter table). I\u2019ve referenced tutorials in Russian here so that you can practice your listening skills but there are plenty in English too.<\/p>\n

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eggs dyed in turmeric by author<\/p><\/div>\n

Turmeric<\/strong><\/h4>\n

My siblings and I were inspired by this wonderful tutorial<\/a> but didn\u2019t follow it too closely mostly because we were having fun with the process. Our first attempt at dying eggs was with turmeric (\u043a\u0443\u0440\u043a\u0443\u043c\u0430\u0301<\/strong>) and the result was this beautiful warm golden color.<\/p>\n

We did make \u043e\u0442\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0440 \u0438\u0437 \u043a\u0443\u0440\u043a\u0443\u043c\u044b<\/strong> (turmeric mixture) and \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u043b<\/strong>\u0438\u0301<\/strong>\u043b\u0438<\/strong> \u0435\u0433\u043e<\/strong> (put salt in it) to prevent the eggs from cracking, but we didn\u2019t boil the eggs separately and just cooked them in the turmeric water for 10 min. To make the \u2018leaf\u2019 and \u2018stripes\u2019 designs we did things from a different tutorial.<\/a> On the picture above you can see the imprint of \u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0447\u0435\u043a \u043f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0301\u0448\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (a parsley leaf) and the far-left egg was boiled with \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0438\u0301\u043d\u043a\u0430 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0434\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0435\u0433<\/strong> (a rubber band for money) around it.<\/p>\n

Hibiscus Tea<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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eggs dyed in hibiscus tea by author<\/p><\/div>\n

Our second batch was made the following morning and was rather unplanned. We saw some leftover \u043a\u0430\u0440\u043a\u0430\u0434\u0435\u0301<\/strong>\u00a0(hibiscus tea) in the teapot and used that mixture to dye a few more eggs. But, unlike the recipe, we only had about 20-30 grams of tea, so our mixture wasn\u2019t as concentrated as the original recipe (80 grams). However, after being boiled for 10 minutes, the eggs turned this subtle grey color. \u041a\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0438<\/strong> (by the way), we polished both batches with some vegetable oil to add a nice shine for the photos.<\/p>\n

Red Cabbage<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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eggs dyed in red cabbage by author<\/p><\/div>\n

We had the most fun dying eggs with red cabbage (\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0447\u0430\u0301\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f<\/strong> \u043a\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0430<\/strong>) since each eggs turned out differently even though the original \u043e\u0442\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0440<\/strong> (the cabbage and water mixture) looked very purple (\u0444\u0438\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0442\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439<\/strong>). So, depending on the amount of wine vinegar we added to each jar, the eggs turned from a lovely soft blue color (\u0433\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0431\u043e\u0301\u0433\u043e<\/strong> \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0430<\/strong>) to a mate lilac-grey (\u043c\u0430\u0301\u0442\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u043b\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e-\u0441\u0435\u0301\u0440\u044b\u0439<\/strong>). The darkest grey one was from another leftover hibiscus tea but this time with added wine vinegar.<\/p>\n

There is one popular method we haven\u2019t tried yet and that\u2019s dying Easter eggs with \u043b\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0448\u0435\u043b\u0443\u0445\u043e\u0439 (onion peels)<\/a>. It gives the eggs a very pleasant deep reddish-brown hue, but the caveat is the amount of onion peels (dry outer layer) that has to be saved in advance. Most recipes recommend red and yellow peels from 10-15 large onions and some even suggest to start saving them from \u041c\u0430\u0301\u0441\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430<\/strong><\/a> (Maslenitsa). I will have to post about dying eggs with onion peels \u043d\u0430<\/strong> \u0441\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0443\u044e<\/strong> \u043f\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0445\u0443<\/strong> (for next Easter) since we didn\u2019t have that many onions to spare.<\/p>\n

\"paskha

paskha dessert made in a strainer as a mold<\/p><\/div>\n

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paskha dessert made in a cheese grater as a mold<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lastly, we also made \u0432\u043a\u0443\u0301\u0441\u043d\u0443\u044e<\/strong> \u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0436\u043d\u0443\u044e<\/strong> \u043f\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0445\u0443<\/strong> (a delicious \u2018cottage-cheese\u2019 paskha) following this recipe<\/a>. We didn\u2019t have a special paskha-mold to give the dessert the shape of a truncated pyramid that\u2019s said to be a symbol of the Tomb of Christ. Luckily, many Russians have shared their creative ideas on the internet for how to use household items as baking molds and a good-old cheese grater and a metal strainer worked for us.<\/p>\n

Do you celebrate \u041f\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0445\u0430<\/strong> (Paskha) and what are some of your favorite recipes, DIY projects, and traditions? I would love to hear about your experience in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"red

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