Nativity egg ornament Pysanka is a Ukrainian egg decorated with traditional Ukrainian folk designs using a wax-resist method. The word pysanka comes from the verb pysaty, "to write", as the designs are not painted on. Large goose eggshell is hand painted with hot beeswax, dyed, varnished. Ukrainian pysanky Easter egg ornaments, blown large goose eggshell hand painted with beeswax and dyed in aniline dyes