St. Ilie's Fair 2005
Many thanks to Andreea Sauciuc (from Gemenea School) a 7 year old girl and her grandmother from Gemenea village, Stulpicani region, Suceava county. They were very kind to us as they showed and told us about the art of painting Easter eggs at St. Ilie's Fair that was held in July 2005.
Last year this gifted and lovely girl was awarded the second prize within the county contest "Painting Easter Eggs".
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the photos we took at St. Ilie's Fair held at the Romanian Peasant Museum in
July 2005 and find out information about the art of painting Easter eggs. "Here is the procedure that I've learned from my grandma who is very skilful at painting Easter eggs", says Andreea Sauciuc from Gemenea School. 1. Wash the eggs with salt; 2. Boil them for 3-4 minutes; 3. Use the cooker and prepare a mug of wax from bees; 4. Draw lines on the eggs; 5. Use wax to protect the colour; 6. Put the eggs into a pan with yellow paint; 7. Let them dry; 8. Draw crosses, stars or biblical scenes with wax on the yellow colour; 9. Fill the shapes with colour and put wax on them again; 10. Put the eggs into a pan with cherry paint; 11. Take the eggs out, dry them and put them into a wire basket on the cooker. The wax will get warm and you'll wipe it away. 12. Polish the eggs with a soft towel 13. Enjoy your Easter! |
