Traditions of Great Lent and Holy Week". Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22 . Retrieved 2012-09-24. Venetia Newall (1971). An egg at Easter: a folklore study. Routledge & K. Paul. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-7100-6845-3. A different, but not necessarily conflicting legend concerns Mary Magdalene's efforts to spread the Gospel. According to this tradition, after the Ascension of Jesus, Mary went to the Emperor of Rome and greeted him with "Christ has risen," whereupon he pointed to an egg on his table and stated, "Christ has no more risen than that egg is red." After making this statement it is said the egg immediately turned blood red. [52] [53]

Castelow, Ellen (23 May 2015). "Pace Egging". Historic UK. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23 . Retrieved 2021-02-16. Royer, Blake (April 30, 2023). "How to Dye Easter eggs naturally without a box onion skins beets cabbage". Serious Eats. Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Wagstaff, Natalie. "Kalo Paska - Happy Easter". Archived from the original on 2014-12-26 . Retrieved 2014-12-10.Your Guide to the Food and Traditions of Greek Orthodox Easter". Archived from the original on 2016-10-13 . Retrieved 2014-12-10. Painted eggs are used at the Iranian spring holidays, the Nowruz that marks the first day of spring or Equinox, and the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical Northward equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed. The painted eggs symbolize fertility and are displayed on the Nowruz table, called Haft-Seen together with various other symbolic objects. There are sometimes one egg for each member of the family. The ancient Zoroastrians painted eggs for Nowruz, their New Year celebration, which falls on the Spring equinox. The tradition continues among Persians of Islamic, Zoroastrian, and other faiths today. [60] The Nowruz tradition has existed for at least 2,500 years. The sculptures on the walls of Persepolis show people carrying eggs for Nowruz to the king. [ citation needed] Tillery, Carolyn (2008-03-15). "Annual Dallas Easter egg hunt for blind children scheduled for Thursday". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2008-03-19 . Retrieved 2008-03-27. Osterdeko - fünf Ideen rund um das Osterei | Anton Doll Holzmanufaktur". www.antondoll.de. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13 . Retrieved 2020-08-18.

Red Easter eggs, known as kokkina avga ( κόκκινα αυγά) in Greece and krashanki in Ukraine, are an Easter tradition and a distinct type of Easter egg prepared by various Orthodox Christian peoples. [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] The red eggs are part of Easter custom in many areas and often accompany other traditional Easter foods. Passover haminados are prepared with similar methods. a b c d Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 5. T.B. Noonan. 1881. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023 . Retrieved 7 April 2012. The early Christians of Mesopotamia had the custom of dyeing and decorating eggs at Easter. They were stained red, in memory of the blood of Christ, shed at His crucifixion. The Church adopted the custom, and regarded the eggs as the emblem of the resurrection, as is evinced by the benediction of Pope Paul V., about 1610, which reads thus: "Bless, O Lord! we beseech thee, this thy creature of eggs, that it may become a wholesome sustenance to thy faithful servants, eating it in thankfulness to thee on account of the resurrection of the Lord." Thus the custom has come down from ages lost in antiquity.) The Legend of Paschal Eggs (Holy Cross Antiochian Orthodox Church)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-04-12 . Retrieved 2013-11-26.Dark red eggs are a tradition in Greece and represent the blood of Christ shed on the cross. [59] The practice dates to the early Christian church in Mesopotamia. [8] [9] Walker, Judy (7 April 2014). "Today's Recipe from Our Files: Greek Easter bread, Tsoueki". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022 . Retrieved 18 December 2022. Newall, Venetia (1971). An egg at Easter: a folklore study. Routledge & K. Paul. p.216. ISBN 9780710068453. In Russian tradition an egg, which she held in her hand, turned red, as a proof of the Resurrection.

a b c d e "History of the White House Easter Egg Roll". Archived from the original on 2022-11-20 . Retrieved 2022-11-20.Easter EGG". stdgocunion.org. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014 . Retrieved 18 December 2022. Although eggs, in general, were a traditional symbol of fertility and rebirth, [2] in Christianity, for the celebration of Eastertide, Easter eggs symbolize the empty tomb of Jesus, from which Jesus was resurrected. [3] [4] [5] In addition, one ancient tradition was the staining of Easter eggs with the colour red "in memory of the blood of Christ, shed as at that time of his crucifixion." [3] [6] Peter Gainsford maintains that the association between eggs and Easter most likely arose in western Europe during the Middle Ages as a result of the fact that Catholic Christians were prohibited from eating eggs during Lent, but were allowed to eat them when Easter arrived. [10] [11]