In a historic solar palace in 1858, there is an extraordinary collection of art that attracts lovers of popular art around the world, Chikanoviscal. Easter Egg MuseumIt was part of the Gluke Priest Crisstoff, a part of the Agricultural Museum, celebrating his twenty anniversary last year; Poland’s museum goes on the map Since April 3, 2004.
The collection of the museum does not stop growing and reaches the already impressive number of pieces. “We are currently a Set of exactly 2,752 eggs Easter. We are proud in all of them because there is a story behind each Easter’s egg, because there is a story behind each, ”he explains Martina Kiros, Easter Egg Museum’s Department of ethnicity and agricultural museum, a Interview with ‘EuroNius’.
The origin of the collection is preceded by the private collection of the collector’s marriage: Irina Stasiwich-JasikovaPoland Academy of Sciences and Professor of the University of Warsovia, y jersey jasiukDirector of the Warsaw Technique Museum for many years.
“Both was found to Ciechanowiec: Mr. Jerzy as a Museum’s Scientific Council for a Long Time, While Mrs. Institution. Donate about 1,000 copies collection to ciganovis“Martina Kiros explains.
Jasiug was carried out with marriage More than thirty years of collecting Easter eggs During holidays, research and inspection trips, national and abroad.
Easter Egg Museum Slices:
From an African pinch egg to the ostrich egg
The Chicanovich Museum Collection is not just the traditional Easter eggs Chicken, duck or duck eggs, but with very rare eggs. The collection includes Easter eggs Even exotic species such as Royal turkey, swans, fox and ostrichs, penguins and emus. Special interest in viewers Miniature eggs of Attic and African parrotsA challenge for creators.
One of the most unusual Easter eggs in the collection This is a penguin egg brought from Antarctica. Although it was already painted PolishThe truth of having such a rare piece is unique. The collection includes Easter eggs from other materials: wood and semi -purified stones.
Poppy seeds, cranks and apple seeds
The egg decorative techniques mentioned in the museum are as different as the exposed pieces. Visitors may appreciate the eggs of Easter Alphabetic (Written in wax), Workshops and workshops (With scratched designs), Oil for posters, painted with acrylic and paint and decorated with a draft techniqueIt has direct cutting designs in the shell.
Easter eggs decorated with various natural materials are interesting. “We have Easter eggs covered with natural grains such as poppy, semolina, paste or apple seeds,” says Martina Kiros. The collection includes reeds, colored threads and even pasted pieces Cucumber seeds, rice or saddles pan.
Easter eggs from all continents
The Chicanovich Museum practically exhibits pieces from every corner of the world. In addition to Pisanki from many territories of Poland (such as Botlazi, Qurbi, Kashubia and Patale), the collection includes Hatsul Earth’s Bisanki and Navjir Fork Ukraine, Russia, Czech Republic, Moravia And many more Other European countries.
However, the geological purpose of the collection is beyond Europe: Easter eggs can be found China, Japan, Kenya, Indonesia, Australia And many countries.
“Tourists come from Poland and all over the world. They bring us Dimples. As a result, the collection poles are not just Easter eggs: we have all the continents in practice ”, – underlines a museum staff.
The popularity of the museum is more and more artists want to add their Easter eggs to the collection. “The museum is already known and many have heard this. Of course, we cannot accept everything. We make a choice and choose the most interesting pieces. Production techniques are important to us, and above all we are trying to collect traditional things, ”Martina Kiros explains.
Easter Egg: It is older than that
Even though we are associated with Christian traditions and the sacred week of Easter eggs today, its history is further retreated. Researchers at the University of Cambridge are arguing it In South Africa, eggs were decorated 60,000 years ago!
The usual way of decorating the eggs is attached to the solar worship, in which the egg refers to the sun and the lightning. Some inventions The oldest of dyed eggs comes from Sumerian MesopotamiaFrom the place where the custom extended throughout the Mediterranean area.
In the Egypt Dyeing ostrich eggs were found Already 3,000 AC.. The tradition of painting eggs over time was replaced by various cultures, including Persia, and its customs later accepted Christians, resurrected them and attached them with the identity of the Easter.
In Slavs, the tradition is connected to the Jaren Pagan party in the spring. When Slavas called Jarin’s party exchanged dye eggs. After winter, they believed that the ritual would guarantee good luck and a good harvest at the next cultivation center.
“It was used A egg designed amuleted When the fields were sown: the sower placed it in his shirt or spread through the field. These procedures were used not only in Poland but also in many corners of Europe. ” – In an interview, Martina explains Kiros to the Eurneus. However, not only in agricultural traditions.
“Before It was believed that the egg was the symbol of the new lifeHe had to give the main energy. In many regions of the world, they were placed in the coffin of the dead to breathe new life: even though the earthly life ends, the second life will continue somewhere. The worker of the museum explains that “the egg is closely associated with the sprinklery, the day and night’s alignment. When it is considered to be very powerful, everything is born to life,” says the museum.
Interestingly, in the Slav, the The art of decorating Easter eggs or “cruscangi” (Classified by dyeing to a uniform color) a woman’s thing. The girls prepared them to provide them with a rescue for the boys. Thus they protected them from spraying in water on Monday.
Easter Egg Museums in the world
Although the Easter Easter Museum in Chicanuweek is unique, This is not the only place in the world with this type of collection. There are similar companies Ukraine . RussiaOvarian HangryOvarian Canada Many places in Poland, Easter Egg Collections are part of the largest ethnic museums.
However, the Chicanovich Museum stands itself Integrated title approachIt collects pieces from all over the world and documents the various techniques and traditions associated with this attractive aspect of popular art.
For those who prefer popular art, ethnicity and Easter traditions, a visit Chicanovich Easter Egg Museum It is an unusual journey and continents over time. It is customary to decorate eggs, one of the oldest manifestations of human creativity that combines communities around the world, it shows the rich and culturally rich.
I would like to thank the employees of Krisstoff Kluk farming from Sanikoviq for helping to produce this article.
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