Easter 2012

Painting eggs

How to

Clean eggs carefully with vinegar

Let them dry completely

Boil eggs for at least 8-10 minutes

Prepare plates with colored liquid

Start taking the eggs through colour

Natural obtained colour

Red

Bark of sweet briar

Red onion skin

Apple tree

Flowers of marjoram

Blue

Violas

Green

Walnut leaves

Alder bark

Buds of crab

Meanings and history

Is central feast in the Christian liturgical year.

According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion.

Marks the end of Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance

Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar. In many languages, the words for "Easter" and "Passover" are etymologically related

Egg decoration examples

Traditional foods

Easter basket

Bread

Clored eggs

Ham

Horseradish

Easter Meal

Lamb

Roasted lamb

Lettuce

Cucumbers salad

Chocolate eggs

When?

Western

Apr06-Apr08

Eastern

Apr13-Apr15