Skrinya. Pichka / The Hope Chest. The Oven

Skrinja i pich - tse te, bez chogo ne mozhna ujaviti traditsijnoji ukrajinskoji khati. U pechi pekli khlib i na nij likuvalisja; u skrini zberigali najtsinnishi rechi ta skladali tsiljusche zillja. Navit koli prikhodili vijni j golod, skrinja j pichka zalishalisja oserdjam khati, iz jakogo vidrodzhuvalosja j rozkvitalo zhittja.The chest and the oven are the heart of a traditional Ukrainian home. Bread was baked in the oven, and its warmth brought healing; the chest kept the most precious belongings and stored healing herbs. Even through wars and famine, chest and oven remained the home's core, the cradle from which life returned and blossomed anew.