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In the Eastern Orthodox Church, (which includes Greek Orthodox Christians and Russian Orthodox Christians, etc.) Easter eggs are painted red, as this colour represents the blood that Christ shed for our sins during His crucifixion.

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well most of them were red but if you jump off a cliff it tastes like chocolate

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Dark Red.

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