HOW TO READ THIS ORNAMENT
This diagram reveals the hidden structure of the ornament.
Each color represents one letter used to build the design.
Click the Letter Map to open the printable PDF.
DID YOU KNOW?
The Ukrainian word удача is related to the verb удатися—
"to succeed"
"to work out"
"to turn out well."
Luck was often understood as something earned through the right moment and the right action.
LUCK
A ornament built from the Ukrainian word "УДАЧА".
WHY "УДАЧА" AND NOT "LUCK"?
Although translated as Luck, the Ukrainian word УДАЧА carries a slightly different feeling.
It is less about random fortune.
More about a favorable outcome.
Something that "turned out well."
