Easter Eggs

Easter Egg

Easter eggs, or Paschal eggs, are decorated eggs given to celebrate Easter or springtime.  The oldest tradition was to dye or paint chicken eggs, however the modern day tradition is to give chocolate eggs or plastic eggs filled with various sweet.  Eggs are a traditional symbol of fertility and rebirth.  They are a Christian symbol of the tomb of Jesus who rose from the grave. 

The Christian custom of the Easter egg can be traced to the early Christians of Mesopotamia who stained eggs red in memory of the blood of Christ.  The shell of the egg appears to be like the stone of a tomb, and a bird hatches from it with life which symbolizes the eternal life of Jesus.

There are many natural ways to color eggs by using various plants:

·         Brown: onion peels

·         Black: oak bark or the nutshell of walnut

·         Golden: the bark of apple tree or marigold flower

·         Violet: petals of the mallow flower

·         Green: leaves of periwinkle

·         Pink: beet juice

Games to play with Easter eggs:

•       Egg hunt
•       Egg tapping (much like marbles)
•       Egg rolling
•       Egg dance

Happy Easter To a Good Egg!