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Easter Egg Decorating Traditions

One of the most common Easter activities involves decorating Easter eggs.  In the United States, children dye Easter eggs in a variety of colors.  These eggs are used as Easter decorations and included in many of the day’s activities.  Other countries and cultures have different traditions concerning the decorating of Easter Eggs.  In Greece, Easter eggs are dyed red and given to others as a symbol of Christ’s blood.  Germany and Austria dye their Easter eggs green and give them out on Maundy Thursday instead of Easter Sunday.   People in Slavic nations decorate their eggs with special patterns of gold and silver.  In Austria, artists create a striking white pattern by attaching ferns and tiny plants on the eggs before they are boiled.  Simple designs and colors are the foundation for Easter egg decorations in Poland and the Ukraine.  Many countries including Germany use a process of hollowing the Easter egg before it is decorated.  These eggs are often dyed or embellished and then hung from shrubs and trees during Easter week.

The decorated Easter egg fascinates the young and the old.  In fact, this fascination has created such an interest in Easter eggs that in 1994; the White House began a new Easter tradition.  Every year artists across the nation decorate Easter eggs with dyes, paints, embellishments like beads, trinkets or mini-figures; they can be hollowed or carved but they must represent a state.  This collection of eggs is displayed at the White House and every year one of the artists is chosen to create the commemorative egg for the next year – the commemorative egg is given the President and First Lady. Last year the Mississippi egg was decorated with Easter flowers like daffodils and iris.

Decorating eggs isn’t the only activity associated with Easter.  The Easter egg hunt is a popular activity as well. The decorated eggs are hidden and children hunt for them filling their baskets with the colorful eggs.  Sometimes, artificial Easter eggs filled with chocolate and other candies are used during the Easter egg hunt.  Many churches and civic organizations sponsor Easter egg hunts in city parks or on church grounds.  Sometimes Easter egg roll activities are held in conjunction with the hunt.  Children and adults compete to see who can roll their Easter egg the farthest. 

With so many Easter egg traditions, everyone can create an Easter egg that reflects their personality.