The earliest Christian themed art was found in burial catacombs. These catacombs had openings called loculi, and carved rooms called cubicula. The ceiling of a cubiculum had painted vaults. The design of the paintings were a polygonal frame of the Ostian spoked-wheel design with lunettes(semicircular outlines/frames). Within the lunettes were portrait paintings of Jesus, or Jonah (the prophetic forerunner).
The egg is not as meaningful as the egg shape is.
Easter Eggs- as well as the bunny- are actually a couple of the thousands of pagan symbols in Christian culture and Christianity itself.
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Greeks do paint eggs red on Easter, but anyone can do that, not just women. It is meant to symbolize the blood of Christ.
Bunnies are special on Easter because they symbolize new life, which is what Spring is about. It has been a tradition to have an Easter bunny and that is also why bunnies are so important - they keep up the tradition. Also, according to folklore, rabbits layed the eggs that the kids picked up, so without the Easter bunny, there would not be any story behind where the eggs come from. More generally, actually bunnies are special because the whole Easter bunny tradition is focused around them.
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The first Cadbury Easter eggs were made in 1875. See the related link for the story.
we eat Easter eggs at Easter to celebrate new life.
you do not eat easter eggs
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You can get Easter eggs from waitrose and cooperative food
On Easter
Coloring eggs dates back to Egyptian times, where using colors to alter the color of eggs (eggs were a sign of life and re-birth) was used to indicate certain emotions and wishes, and used for festivities.
Your parents lay Easter eggs late at night.
What color are Easter eggs dyed in Greece?