Religion Isis K. Nouvelle on 14 Mar 2008 11:00 am
History of Easter Eggs
Easter is a traditional Christian celebration of the time when Jesus Christ was crucified on Good Friday, only to return to life three days later on Sunday. Easter ends the period of Lent that began on Ash Wednesday. Lent is meant to be a period of atonement, to allow churchgoers the chance to prepare for the church’s most important festival of the year.
For hundreds of years, eggs have been the gifts most closely associated with Easter. They symbolize the birth of new life at the beginning of spring. Eggs have been decorated with bright colors for centuries, and they have been used in egg-rolling games or distributed as gifts.
Each Easter season we generally bring our relatives and acquaintances milk chocolate rabbits or jelly beans. It’s a yearly occurrence. We all pull our chairs up to the dining table and happily consume lots of hard boiled eggs. Custom requires giving small tokens to spread the joy around. These are generally various candies made in the shape of eggs
Your child would most likely love to get a soft toy bunny for Easter that he or she can curl into bed with for their sleeping buddy. You could even give a bunny to the grown ups you know. What a pleasant way to tell someone ‘Happy Easter’ as well as telling them that they are loved.
Plants can also be used for the same things. Instead of sending some cut roses, you can send spring flowers planted in pots. Some great choices are classic easter lilies, tulips, crocuses, hyacinths, or even some potted grass. Plants can make homes feel happier and more in tune with nature.
The Easter Lily is the blossom that is most frequently brought as a present at Easter time. It has both a pleasing shape and a pleasant scent. Choose one that looks good on all sides. You want one which has proper proportions and is not overly low or overly high. Florists offer lovely blossoms during this season, and delivery is invariably included. They arrive boxed, with a custom gift card and a sheet that tells the recipient how to arrange and care for them.
Yet another ideal gift for children or adults may be doorstops, which can be in rooster design. It looks very nice, serves every home and will remind you of springtime no matter what season of the year it is. You have the option of giving decorative items as easter gifts. There is a vast selection of Easter decorations on the market. For example a cute seasonal door wreath to warmly welcome your visitors over the easter holiday. Each one is personally-crafted with fresh foliage, crisp herbs and gentile moss and decorated with easter nests they are sure to please the eye.
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