Easter eggs are specially decorated eggs given out to celebrate the Easter holiday or springtime.
It is the influence of the traditional spring rites that made Easter so egg-special. And myths coming down to us from an incredibly distant past have shown man’s relationship with the egg to be very deep seated one. There are several versions of how eggs came to be associated with Easter, however one popular one is that they represent new life, the beginning of spring when nature once again is awakening and sprouting with new life. Soft green flower growth, trees budding, baby rabbits and lambs are born and so on. There are definitely a lot of religious associations from pagan to Christian and more, and each one seems to relate a story about rebirth. In Greece it is customary that we dye eggs on Good Thursday, in preparation for Sunday, when we get to eat the dyed eggs after fasting for lent for 40 days. Traditionally all eggs were painted a deep red to represent Christs blood but nowadays they can be seen in many more vibrant colors. None the less, below are a few ways of having fun while dying your own eggs this springtime. Most made with materials found around the house. Inexpensive and Fun!

 

Tissue Paper Eggs

 

 

Create a beautiful ombré effect on Easter eggs with one simple trick. In a glass measuring cup place a bottle lid on the bottom of the cup and balance eggs on lip. In another cup combine hot water, vinegar and egg dye (about 40 drops) up to the ¼ line, then slowly add dye to cup with egg until it covers 1/3 of the egg. Let sit for three minutes, then add more dye or hot water to the cup until it reaches the middle of the egg. Let sit another 3 minutes. Add more liquid to cover 2/3 of the egg and wait 3 mins. Remove egg with tongues and let dry on paper towel.

Rubber Cement Easter Eggs

When boiling hard-cooked eggs for Easter, a popular tan colour can be achieved by boiling the eggs with onion skin. Try red onion skin and brown for different effects. Put the skins of three or four yellow onions in a pan with the eggs, cover with water, add a tablespoon of white vinegar and boil as you normally would. It works best to put a layer of onion skin down first, then place the eggs on top of it and cover them with more skin. You can also use herbs and flowers to creative designs. For example put the egg inside an old knee-high stocking with a sprig of something botanical — bindweed or parsley works great, as do flower blossoms (and flowering weeds) — and secure the stocking tight against the egg with a rubber band. Cut off about half the stocking before getting started, because it makes finagling the plant into place easier. Also, once the water has come to a boil and you turn the heat down or off, let the eggs soak in the onion skin water until it cools.