Easter egg

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Decorated Easter egg

A young girl balancing an egg on a spoon during the White House Easter Egg Roll, Washington, D.C., 2008.

The science behind dyeing Easter eggs

Illustration of Jesus Christ with a radiant halo, surrounded by colorful, patterned Easter eggs, symbolizing the connection between Easter eggs and the Christian holiday.

Easter egg

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Easter
Easter customs
…use of painted and decorated Easter eggs was first recorded in the 13th century. The church prohibited the eating of eggs during Holy Week, but chickens continued to lay eggs during that week, and the notion of specially identifying those as “Holy Week” eggs brought about their decoration. The egg…
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…use of painted and decorated Easter eggs was first recorded in the 13th century. The church prohibited the eating of eggs during Holy Week, but chickens continued to lay eggs during that week, and the notion of specially identifying those as “Holy Week” eggs brought about their decoration. The egg…
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church year
Easter
…as the symbols of the Easter egg and the Easter hare or rabbit. The Easter lamb, however, comes from the Jewish Passover ritual, as applied to Christ, “the Lamb of God” (compare John 1:29, 36; 1 Corinthians 5:7).
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…as the symbols of the Easter egg and the Easter hare or rabbit. The Easter lamb, however, comes from the Jewish Passover ritual, as applied to Christ, “the Lamb of God” (compare John 1:29, 36; 1 Corinthians 5:7).
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Saint Petersburg porcelain
…III, and the famous painted Easter eggs from that of Nicholas II. In the 1920s, “propaganda” porcelain was produced. Modern porcelain tends to have patriotic decorative motifs or to reflect other arts, such as ballet.
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…III, and the famous painted Easter eggs from that of Nicholas II. In the 1920s, “propaganda” porcelain was produced. Modern porcelain tends to have patriotic decorative motifs or to reflect other arts, such as ballet.
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folk art
Religious art
The decorated Easter egg, for example, is an evolution of the egg as an ancient symbol of renewed life, and the fat, laughing figure of the Japanese Hotei (god of luck) is both a deity and a ubiquitous folk charm. There are many survivals from local pagan cults,…
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The decorated Easter egg, for example, is an evolution of the egg as an ancient symbol of renewed life, and the fat, laughing figure of the Japanese Hotei (god of luck) is both a deity and a ubiquitous folk charm. There are many survivals from local pagan cults,…
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Ukraine
Visual arts
Intricately patterned Easter eggs (pysanky) have become popular in many countries that have Ukrainian immigrant populations.
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Intricately patterned Easter eggs (pysanky) have become popular in many countries that have Ukrainian immigrant populations.
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