On April 2, 2010, Christians people commemorate the death of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the Good Friday. Then 3 days later, we commemorate the day of His resurrection, which is Easter. Easter tradition in one of which was handed out Easter eggs. Although lately I have rarely seen it done. Maybe because there are changes in age or habit. Suddenly I flashed my mind a question, what is the relationship between eggs and Easter? Where did the origin of this tradition?

Then I began searching in cyberspace a.k.a internet about it. At the time I wrote the Easter on its search box, appears the definition of Easter and on to second place there on Easter eggs, then I click. In the post notified as follows:

Easter eggs originated from the tradition of Indo-European fertility where the egg is a symbol of spring. In the past, in Persia, ordinary people endow each egg at the time of the celebration of spring, which for them also marks the beginning of the new year.

In the first centuries of Christianity, this tradition is difficult to remove because it happened to Easter Day falls on every early spring. Celebration of spring is always celebrated with great fanfare to accompany the joy of winter left. Plants and flowers begin to grow and bloom, and the atmosphere was fun like this be a good time for handing out gifts.

Handing out eggs at Easter is finally accepted by a church other than to celebrate the coming of spring, also because the eggs give / symbol in life. In Christianity, the egg get the religious meaning, namely as a symbol of the stone tomb where Jesus came out to welcome a new life through his resurrection. There was also a very practical reason for making the Easter egg as a special sign, that is because once the egg is one food abstinence during Lent. Christians from the beginning has been coloring Easter eggs with bright colors, ask for blessings upon it, ate it, and give them to friends and friends as Easter gifts.

So was the tradition of Easter eggs originated from mainland Europe and Persia to mark the turn of the spring season. Where is the egg symbolizes spring. Then the tradition spread to the distribution of Easter eggs. It turned out that way. I think there is something special.

I also get an information the most expensive Easter eggs in the world are creations of an artist Peter Carl Faberge French (1846 - 1920) the price per egg no one under ten million dollars. In celebration of Easter in 1884, Faberge eggs made of gold decorated with diamonds and diamond-laced to Tsar Alexander III. Decorative eggs were made as gifts for the consort of Tsar. Faberge decorative eggs made approximately as many as 54 points. Now, eight grains of them missing. The rest were collected by the richest people in the world, including the Queen of England and member of the Kingdom of Monaco.

Wow, what an expensive eggs. I wonder what happen if anyone found the lost one and just threw it because they think it just a toy egg. So pity for them. Hehehe. So this is the final of my writings, I hope to increase the knowledge of the reader. God Bless you all.

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