Well this post did take a while to be written, not busy just ignorant !
Easter is over, my son did find all the Easter Eggs (made of chocolate) we hid for him and finished them as well. Although we celebrate Easter every year, most of us don't know the stories behind these traditions, like the purpose of the Easter egg etc.
Back in school we were told that the Easter Egg tradition began when the early Christians, colored the eggs red, symbolizing the blood of Christ. On doing a search on the Internet i found a few more interesting tales. Some believe that Mary Magdalene got cooked eggs for those who were waiting at the tomb of Jesus, and when Christ had risen the eggs turned red.
The egg hunt is popular with children, now mostly made of chocolate. During lent meat and eggs are avoided, so it is said that in the 40 days of lent there was an excess of eggs by the end of Easter. To avoid wastage they were boiled and on Easter day or later, most of the dishes were made with these eggs. Hence the significance of eggs on Easter.
After reading a lot of articles on this subject, it is fascinating to see how traditions are formed over the years based both on facts and myths.
