Easter eggs are given around the time of Easter celebration. Easter
eggs symbolize the tomb of Jesus. Although it may appear like a tomb , a
bird hatches from it full of life. So Easter eggs
is a remainder for Christians that Jesus also rose from his grave and the believers of this philosophy shall
experience eternal life. The custom of Easter Eggs originated amongst early Christians of Mesopotamia, who
stained Eggs red in memory of the blood of Christ at his crucifixion. The
Christian Church officially adopted the customs regarding the eggs as a symbol of
resurrection. Although the tradition is to use dyed or painted chicken
eggs, a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled
with confectionery such as
jelly beans. These eggs can be hidden for
children to find on Easter morning, which may be left by the Easter Eggs They
may also be put in a Basket filled with real or
artificial straw to resemble a
bird’s nest.
Christians all over
the world look forward for Easter as
the festival denotes hope and faith because It is widely believed that Jesus
comes back to life. The celebrations for Easter cannot get much better with people
showcasing Easter Eggs with a lot of decorations. The Easter Egg Museum in
Poland was also no different during Easter Festive Time. The museum faced an
Easter egg shower. Over 1500 eggs from all over the world are gathered at the
museum which was founded by Irena Stasiewicz-Jasiukowa and Jerzy Jasiuk. The
founders of the museum, Irena Stasiewicz-Jasiukowa, Professor from
the National Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, an authority in this field, and Jerzy Jasiuk, have been collecting eggs for 30 years. Antoni an
official in the museum remarked that the eggs were indeed a rare collection. The
collection is made up of eggs decorated with wax, paint, colour paper, bulrush,
knitting wool, as well as rice and poppy seeds. Each egg is a piece of
art, unique in its type and come from finch, quail, chicken, goose and
ostriches. Eggs comes from all regions of Poland and Ukraine, Belarus, Russia,
Czech Republic, China, Japan, Kenya, Brazil, Palestine, Greece, Cuba and many
other countries in the world. There are those which are man-made. There are wooden and iron
crafted eggs in the collection. Visitors to the museum have the chance to
compare different styles and techniques which decorate the eggs to create works
of art. Most of the
techniques are now confined to history and aren't in use today. Polish folk
Easter eggs form the majority of the exhibition, but there are eggs decorated
in styles from countries such as China, Kenya, Japan and Russian. Along with all this the museum also
has bird eggs ranging from African Finch to Ostrich eggs. The museum is first
of its kind in the country and the only
one that has the collection from all over the world.
The Largest collection of Easter Eggs counted to more than
1500 and was set by the Easter Eggs Museum in Ciechanowiec, Poland on April 4, 2010.
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