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    Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs, are eggs that are decorated for the Christian holiday of Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. As such, Easter eggs are commonly used during the season of Eastertide (Easter season).

  2. Easter eggs. An Easter egg is an egg, eaten and used for decoration during the Easter holidays. The egg was a symbol of the Earth to celebrate spring. The oldest tradition is to use painted chicken eggs, but today chocolate eggs wrapped in coloured foil, hand-carved wooden eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as

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  4. Apr 15, 2022 · Here’s everything you should know about the origin of Easter eggs, the likely pagan tradition that turned into one of the most recognizable symbols of Easter. The world is preparing to...

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  5. Jan 29, 2020 · It is also part of German Lutheran folklore where the "Easter Hare" judged children's behavior at the beginning of the Eastertide season. Easter eggs have a long history, beginning even before the resurrection of Christ. Learn where it started and why we still paint eggs today.

  6. Apr 15, 2022 · Why Easter is celebrated with bunnies and egg hunts. The 2,000-year-old Christian holiday marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ—but some of its modern traditions have pagan origins as symbols...

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