March 31, 2024
Traditionally, in France church bells are silenced during the days leading up to Easter to mourn Jesus’ death. Children are told the bells have flown to Rome to be blessed by the pope. The bells deliver Easter eggs when they return.
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What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?
Easter is the principal festival of the Christian church, a celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion. So where do the colored eggs fit in? The egg was a widely used premodern and pre-Christian symbol of fertility and restoration. European “Pagans” (a
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