SCHLEIFE, Germany — Anke Hanusch dips her tool into dark blue wax and dots it precisely on a yellow-dyed Easter egg in her hand. Back and forth, wax to egg, egg to wax, as the honeycomb pattern grows.

ELSTERHEIDE, Germany -- A small Slavic minority in eastern Germany is keeping alive a long, intricate tradition of hand-painted Easter eggs that's been passed down by Sorbian families for generations.

A woman of Germany’s Slavic-speaking Sorbian ethnic minority decorates a traditional Sorbian Easter Egg at a Easter Market in Schleife, Germany, on April 6, 2025. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber SCHLEIFE, ...

SCHLEIFE, Germany (AP) — Anke Hanusch dips her needle into dark blue wax and dots it precisely on a yellow-dyed Easter egg in her hand. Back and forth, wax to egg, egg to wax, as the honeycomb pattern ...

Celebrate Pennsylvania German Easter traditions and the folk culture of the region at Easter on the Farm on Saturday, April 12. Held at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown ...

I'm just like everyone else. The bunny comes on Easter and leaves candy and egg hunts are expected. AND my Mom says it's not Easter if we don't have lamb! So, I got to thinking where did the Easter ...

SCHLEIFE, Germany (AP) — Anke Hanusch dips her tool into dark blue wax and dots it precisely on a yellow-dyed Easter egg in her hand. Back and forth, wax to egg, egg to wax, as the honeycomb pattern ...