Part One, Blessed Easter, Fun Coloring Easter Eggs

Part One, #Blessed #Easter, #Fun #Coloring #Easter #Eggs, and #Decorating #Easter #Baskets. The egg is an ancient symbol of new life and rebirth. In #Christianity it became associated with #Jesus' crucifixion and #resurrection. The custom of the Easter egg originated in the early #Christian community of #Mesopotamia, who #stained #eggs red in memory of the blood of #Christ, shed at his #crucifixion.
As such, for Christians, the Easter egg is a symbol of the empty tomb.
The oldest tradition is to use dyed chicken eggs, but a modern custom is
to substitute decorated #chocolate, or plastic eggs filled with #candy such as #jellybeans. The #Easter #Bunny is a popular legendary anthropomorphic Easter #gift-giving character analogous to Santa Claus in American culture. Many Americans follow the tradition of coloring #hard-boiled #eggs and giving #baskets of #candy.
Easter eggs are a widely popular symbol of new life in Poland and other
Slavic countries' folk traditions. A batik-like decorating process
known as pisanka produces intricate, #brilliantly-colored eggs.