Happy Easter

Happy Easter to you all!
Here in Ukraine, Easter will be celebrated on the 15th of April because they follow the Julian calendar. Here is some information concerning this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendar
Actually, we have asked some locals about this and here is the run down:
In Ukraine, if you are Roman Catholic, you will celebrate Easter on the 8th of April (following the Gregorian calendar). If you are Greek Orthodox, you will celebrate on the 15th (following the Julian calendar). If you are neither, as in our case, you just follow what your Pastor suggests. At New Testament church, the pastor alternates each year which day the church will celebrate- just so they do not get tied down to one or the other. So, the 15th is the day we will celebrate!
Also, it seems that many people here in Ukraine will celebrate on both Sundays.

It is also tradition for Ukrainians to make Paska bread: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paska_(bread)
The following is from Wikipedia- just thought it was interesting...

"Paska is an Easter bread eaten in Eastern European countries including Poland, Ukraine and Slovakia. It is also eaten in other countries with immigrant populations from Eastern Europe, including the US, Canada and the UK. Paska is made with milk, butter, eggs, powder and sugar. An egg and water mixture is used as a glaze.
The Christian faithful in many Eastern Orthodox countries eat this bread during Easter. Christian symbolism is associated with features of paska type breads. The inside of paska can be a swirl of yellow and white that is said to represent the risen Christ in Christian faith, while the white represents the Holy Spirit. A version is made with maraschino cherries added to symbolize royal jewels in honor of the resurrection of Jesus.^[1]
Paska is eaten with "hrudka", also called syrek, a bland sweet custard similar to cheese made from separated eggs and milk and beets mixed with horseradish (chren/hrin) and kielbasa (in Polish) or kovbasa (in Ukrainian)."

And here is a picture:


And a close-up shot:


This seemed way to difficult to make, so I made matzah instead- and it was quite good.

Behold the matzah:

Behold Solomiya in a cabbage-leaf Easter hat:

Yes, of course, it was Mike's idea. He is quite creative.
It really fit her head perfectly.