Religious Christmas gift nativity eggshell pysanka. 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, but written with beeswax. Ukrainian pysanky Easter egg ornaments, blown GOOSE egg shell hand painted with beeswax and dyed in aniline dyes, this egg is chemically processed and treated with heat.