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Easter Egg |
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Easter eggs are specially decorated eggs and play the most important part in celebrating the Easter holiday. The egg was a symbol of the rebirth of the earth in Pagan celebrations of spring and was adopted by early Christians as a symbol of the rebirth. |
The oldest tradition was to use dyed or painted chicken eggs, but in modern custom Easter eggs are actually substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as jelly beans. These eggs are often hidden by the Easter Bunny, for children to find on Easter morning.
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Otherwise, they are generally put in a basket filled with real or artificial straw to resemble a bird's nest. For Orthodox Christians, the Easter egg is much more than a celebration of
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the ending of the fast; it is a declaration of the Resurrection of Jesus. Orthodox Easter eggs are dyed red to represent the blood of Christ, shed on the Cross, and the hard shell of the egg symbolized the sealed Tomb of Christ-the cracking of shell symbolizes his resurrection from the dead.
Easter bunny:
The Easter Bunny (or Easter Hare) is a mythical character seen as an anthropomorphic rabbit. It is believed that Easter bunny brings baskets filled with colored eggs, candy and toys to the homes of children on the night before Easter.According to the tradition, Easter eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny.
Easter bunny is an Easter symbol which derives its origin from Alsace and southwestern Germany, where it was mentioned in German writings in the 1600s. The first edible Easter Bunnies were made in Germany during the early 1800s from pastry and sugar. Foil wrapped beautiful chocolate Easter bunny is the most important aspect regarding Easter day as it is very similar in trait to its Christmas counterpart Santa Claus as both of them bring gifts for good children on the night before their respective holiday.
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