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Why are eggs painted at Easter?

Easter is one of the most revered religious holidays. Easter celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Every year, Easter falls on different dates, but this is necessarily a spring day. Thus, with the spread of Christianity, the celebration of Easter began to include various ceremonies for the meeting of spring. This can be explained by the presence of many ceremonies dating back to the pre-Christian era.

Easter and the arrival of spring symbolize the new life. The ancient Egyptians and Persians painted and ate eggs during their spring festivals. They considered the egg a symbol of fertility and new life. Christians accepted the egg as a symbol of new life, a symbol of resurrection.

There is another reason why we eat eggs on Easter Sunday and give them to friends and children. At the dawn of the birth of religion during Great Lent, it was forbidden to eat eggs. After the end of the fast, people were happy to see and eat eggs again, which is why there was a tradition to eat eggs on Easter Sunday.

In some countries, a similar tradition is associated with a hare. It also originates in the pre-Christian era. In the legends of ancient Egypt, the hare is associated with the moon. The hare is also associated with the night, because it is at night that he goes out in search of food. Because of this connection, the hare also became a symbol of a new period of life, its rebirth and fertility. The first Christians adopted this tradition, combining it with Easter - a holiday that symbolizes new life!

By the way, the custom to wear new outfits for Easter also symbolizes the separation from the old and the beginning of the new!

Author: Likum A.

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