A postcard from Ukraine

In this picture we can see an Orthodox cross(東正教的十字架), since Eastern Orthodoxy(東正教), a group of Christianity, is a main religion in Ukraine. One the top wooden board of the cross shows ''I.N.B.I'', an acronym of ''lesous o Nazoraios o Basileus ton loudaion'' in Greek, meaning ''Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews''(拿撒勒的耶穌，猶太人的君王). It is written by Pontius Pilate(本丟‧彼拉多), who sentences Jesus to death on the cross.

Surrounding of Ukraine

When it comes to Ukraine, we often come up with the complex relationship between it and Russia. But I am not going to talk about this in my blog because it is too complicate to explain, especially in EnglishXD. (If you are interested in it, click here to know more about what have happened in history and how they lead to today's condition. And here is a recent news about Ukraine and Russia.)

BTW, UEFA(歐洲足協) has declared that 2018 Champions League final(2018歐聯決賽) is going to be held in Kiev(基輔), the capital as well as the largest city in Ukraine!!

NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium(奧林匹克國家綜合體育場) in Kiev

Flag of Ukraine

Its national flag consists of two colors, which are blue and yellow respectively. Blue means sky and sea, symbolizing freedom and sovereignty(主權), and yellow represents wheat field(麥田), which is symbolic of its long history of agriculture.

Ukrainian Easter eggs - pysanky

The tradition of the Easter egg has rooted in Ukrainian thousands of years ago. People there used wax(蠟) to create a pattern on the eggs. After applying colors to the egg, the wax was removed and the colorful pattern was left.

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev

The stamp shows an oak tree leaf and acorn nuts.