Saturday, April 11, 2009

Coloring Easter Eggs

the finishing product

This was Addison's first year to color eggs. She knew right away that she needed to dip the egg in something. Isaac was a pro at it and knew exactly what to do. He got fidgety though while the eggs were taking time to get the color on them. I made a slide show so enjoy....I looked up the History of coloring eggs and why people do it because I honestly didn't know. This is what I found.
From a Christian perspective, Easter eggs are said to represent Jesus' emergence from the tomb and resurrection. Decorating eggs for Easter is a tradition that dates back to at least the 13th century, according to some sources. One explanation for this custom is that eggs were formerly a forbidden food during the Lenten season, so people would paint and decorate them to mark the end of the period of penance and fasting, then eat them on Easter as a celebration.
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1 comment:

The Wirths said...

Cute. I'm glad you're blogging again.j/k. anyway your eggs look good hope you have a great Easter.