 Eggs decorations
At Easter time there
is a tradition to color and decorate eggs.
Perhaps this legend can explain why…
Mary Magdalene was
one of the women who had gone to Jesus' tomb, but she had found it
empty. She ran to the house in which the disciples were, entered and
announced the extraordinary news.
Peter, one of the
disciples, watched in disbelief and said: “I will believe what you
say only if the eggs in that small basket will become red."
And immediately the eggs color changed into an intense red!
Every culture has
developed their own way to decorate eggs. Sometimes hard eggs are
used, dyed with colors from vegetables and foods if the intent is to
eat them. Or they are emptied making a small hole with a needle on
the bottom of the egg, therefore using only the shell.
In order to color
eggs you must broil them in a small pot of water, with a tablespoon
vinegar and
- onion, if you
want them orange
- spinach, if you
want them green
- tea, if you want
them yellow
- a cooked and
grated beet, if you want them rose
 On
the colored shell you can draw geometric or floral designs with a
permanent pen, tempera paints, or stickers.
Also, you can glue
beads, flowers, macaroni, or anything you can come up with!
Egg-decorating projects
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