Easter Eggs

Of all the symbols associated with Easter, the egg- a symblol of fertility and new life-is the most indentifiable. Originally Easter eggs were painted with bright colors and were used in Easter egg rolling contests or given as gifts.
Eggs were usually exchanged between lovers and friends.

Various cultures have developed their own ways of decorating Easter eggs. In Greece, crimson honors the blood of Christ. In parts of Germany and Austria, green eggs are used. Slavic people decorate their eggs in special patterns of gold and silver.

Today children hunt colored eggs and place them in Easter baskets along with modern versions of real Easter eggs-those made of plastic or chocolate candy. But no matter how traditions or customs evolved, eggs are a reminder of the Resurrection of Christ.