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The Easter egg is a traditional object, over time become one of the symbols of the Christian holidays, together with the dove. In Christianity symbolizes the resurrection of Jesus from the grave. The tradition of the classic chocolate egg is recent, but the gift of real eggs, decorated with all kinds of designs or dedications, is related to the festa pasquale since the Middle Ages.

History 
The egg had symbolic features since ancient times. The eggs, in fact, have often played the role of symbol of life itself, but also the sanctity According to some pagan and mythological beliefs of the past, the sky and the planet were considered two hemispheres that were going to create a single egg, while ancient Egyptians regarded the egg as the centerpiece of the four elements of the universe (water, air, earth and fire). 
 
The tradition of the gift of eggs was already documented among the ancient Persians where he was a widespread tradition of the exchange of simple chicken eggs advent of the spring season, followed over time by other ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, who considered the change of season a kind of the first year, Greeks and Chinese. Often the eggs were rudimentary hand-decorated.

The Easter egg today
In different traditions Easter egg continues to maintain a leading role throughout the holiday season. During the period of Lent, by virtue of the fast, the eggs are often consumed and accumulated for the period. In the Balkans and greek orthodox tradition the egg, chicken, hard cooked for centuries is colorful, traditionally red, a symbol of passion, but later also in different colors, usually during the Holy Thursday, the day of the Last Supper, and eaten at Easter and in the following days. On Easter Sunday, in many rites, it takes the public blessing of eggs, a symbol of resurrection and the cyclical nature of life, and subsequent distribution among onlookers. 
 
Before consumption, in particular in the Easter table, each chooses its own egg and engages a race (τσούγκρισμα) with the diners, scontrandone ends, up to elect the most resistant egg. This is considered a good omen. The colorations are performed currently with typical pastry food dyes, but in the past they used vegetable products, including the outer peel of the red variety onions. Subsequently, mainly in the last century it has been customary to use of chocolate egg, enriched in its interior by a small gift. Until a few decades ago the preparation of the classic chocolate eggs was largely left to craft away at today's Easter egg masters is a popular product especially in key commercial. The preparation of Easter eggs of various sizes is beginning even more than a month before the day of Easter, as it actually happens to the Christmas tree at Christmas time. The production of chocolate eggs, in Italy, is entrusted to the largest confectionery companies to large. At present, however, they seem to find ample diffusion fields themed eggs, Easter eggs that focused on a cartoon, a movie or a football team.
This takes nothing away from the classic chocolate eggs prepared by hand that are still very popular in various countries. In some of them, such as France, the tradition is set in green areas of the Easter treasure hunts, in which eggs, prepared by craftsmen and small, are hidden among the trees and are then found by children. This tradition is now fading, however, due to the global spread Easter egg produced and commercially distributed.



In many other countries, finally, the egg chocolate is still placed before the hen's egg usually cooked hard. Even in Orthodox countries, however, it continues the tradition of chicken eggs, in response to the spread of eggs produced commercially, judged by orthodox a consumerist exploitation of Easter. In Italy the boiled egg as an Easter symbol remained present especially accompanied by the traditional colomba pasquale or during lunch. Even in Saudi Easter egg represents the resurrection of Jesus.]]> 2017-04-17 18:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mariuszmarturini/r3oweyehmt6n/wish/166603273