Easter
Eggs are the most identifiable symbol of Easter and
have been associated with Easter for many centuries.
In the very early days eggs were decorated with bright
colours to represent the coming of spring and the growth
of new plants and animals and used for given away as
gifts, sometimes between lovers and romantic admirers
much in the similar way as Valentine gifts.
Different countries have different traditions for their
egg decoration. It may be with
gold and silver, crimson red to represent the blood
of Christ. Crimson eggs, to honor the blood of
Christ, are exchanged in Greece. In parts of Germany
and Austria green eggs are used on Maundy
Thursday (Holy Thursday). Slavic peoples
decorate their eggs in special patterns of gold and
silver.
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It is
also quite common in some countries for eggs to have
their insides blown out to leave the empty shell, which
is then decorated and hung from shrubs and trees during
Easter week. Also in many countries, now a days Easter
eggs are filled with chocolates, toffees and other sweets
and giving as gift to kids in the similar way as Christmas
cake gift.
Eggs were also used in Easter
sports with the Romans giving out eggs as prizes
in their celebratory Easter races
and nowadays there are two common games the Easter
Egg Hunt and the Easter
Egg Roll.
The Easter Egg Hunt involves lots of eggs being hidden
around the house or garden by the Easter
Bunny before the children of the house get up
for the day. They are then invited to try and find all
the eggs often with a chocolate egg as the reward.
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