2006-08-10 19:49:24 · 26 answers · asked by grandis420 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Easter
we don't, they come out of the bunny's butt that way.
2006-08-10 19:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by mypurpleelephant 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
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Of all the symbols associated with Easter the egg, the symbol of fertility and new life, is the most identifiable. The customs and traditions of using eggs have been associated with Easter for centuries
Originally Easter eggs were painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring and were used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts. After they were colored and etched with various designs the eggs were exchanged by lovers and romantic admirers, much the same as valentines. In medieval time eggs were traditionally given at Easter to the servants. In Germany eggs were given to children along with other Easter gifts.
2006-08-11 14:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by firefly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To distinguish between the chicken eggs and the Easter bunny eggs.
2006-08-11 03:21:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but I will tell you my daughter is 18 and my son is 13 now and they still want to dye the damn thing's. I thought I would not have to full with it anymore. Every year though, it's (ma can we dye easter eggs?) At what age will this stop? And when Halloween comes my oldest still want's to trick or treat. There's a problem!
2006-08-11 02:55:01 · answer #4 · answered by allyson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once read in a book that in Russia in the 1700's mothers told their children that we color eggs because Jesus's mother Mary, brought eggs to feed the people who were preparing his body for placement in the tomb and as they washed away the blood, it dripped on the eggs and turned a multiple of colors. I thought it was a nice folk tale.
2006-08-12 16:36:16 · answer #5 · answered by bonnie b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we colour easter eggs because it a traditional from the early settlement when they came from America to Australia.
2006-08-11 03:01:20 · answer #6 · answered by phillip w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a fun tradition that a lot of people celebrate to make easter an exciting holiday.
2006-08-11 20:41:10 · answer #7 · answered by Laz♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others have pointed out, the reason we have eggs at all is that Easter is a co-opted pagan holiday. If you're asking what sort of Christian meaning they feebly attempted to slap on the egg to help bring the holiday into the 'true faith', I dunno. If I had to make one up on the spot, I'd liken it to the rock that rolled away from Jesus's tomb.
2006-08-14 10:23:30 · answer #8 · answered by Katie S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello. - Link Below. History on the Easter Egg.
Have a nice day. :)
2006-08-12 09:45:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Easter is actually a pagan ritual that was celebrated long before christianity. It was a Fertility Festival....what is believed to bring fertility????
EGGS!
2006-08-11 04:38:57 · answer #10 · answered by Sabrine * 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To remind ourselves of the vibrance that Easter and spring bring to the world.
2006-08-12 00:49:15 · answer #11 · answered by ebonyisoke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋