The Easter Special 11
April 16, 2014
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Easter egg traditions
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Many families today aim to simply have fun with Easter eggs, adding a bit of colourful joy to the holiday.
S Easter approaches, your family may be one of the many families around the world that celebrates the holiday with eggs. Many families today aim to simply have fun with Easter eggs, adding a bit of colourful joy to the holiday. But did you know that, by using eggs to celebrate Easter, you can do much more than just have fun? Throughout Christian history, believers have celebrated a myriad of Easter egg traditions.Learning and practising some of those traditions with your children can deepen their appreciation for the Easter story. Here are some historical Easter egg traditions: Red eggs: Christians first began using eggs to celebrate Easter in ancient Mesopotamia, when they dyed eggs red to symbolize the power of Jesus’ blood to give people new life. Pysanky eggs: These elaboratelydecoratedeggsreflectastyleofart called “Pysanky” that originated in Eastern European countries. Pysanky emphasizes writing or drawing on eggs with wax in between dyeing them different colours in progressively darker shades. Traditional Pysanky colours represent faith concepts that relate to Easter: white (purity), yellow (light and joy), orange (strength and endurance), red (the passion of JesusontheCross),green(hopeand spiritual growth), blue (spiritual health), brown (Earth), and black
(eternity). Eggrolls:Thetraditionofrolling Easter eggs down hills began centuries ago in Europe as a way for children to celebrate how the stone that had sealed Jesus’ tomb rolled away on the day of His Resurrection. Egg gifts: Early Christians often distributed eggs to the poor on Easter, and sometimes also to their familyandfriends.AnancientIrishEaster custom involves families count-
ing out their eggs to give most of them to charity, and the rest to friends. No matter which historical traditions your family chooses to try this year, you all can learn something that will help you better appreciate Jesus’ Resurrection and the rich history of how believers have celebrated it through the years - www.crosswalk.com.
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