Why paint eggs for Easter and how to decorate an Easter table?

Why paint eggs for Easter?

According to tradition, many centuries ago, Mary Magdalene brought the news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ to the Roman emperor. And since it was impossible to appear without an offering, Mary took a chicken egg with her as a symbol of life. The emperor did not believe that Jesus was resurrected, and objected, saying that the egg would soon turn red than the resurrection of the dead would be possible. But the egg really turned red - a miracle happened! Thus a tradition arose to paint chicken eggs for Easter, as a symbol of true faith in God and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

We paint eggs for Easter

By tradition, Easter eggs are painted, presented to each other, or beat at the table. Beating eggs is an ancient Russian pastime. Whose egg is cracked, he gives his winner. And how nice it is to give a beautiful egg or to brag about it! Now colorful dyes are sold everywhere, which save your time, but their naturalness is in doubt. Our tips will be useful if you are in no hurry and do not want to check the safety of artificial paints on yourself.

Depending on the desired color, we use the desired dye.

• Onion peel. Cook the onion peel for 10-30 minutes, then let it brew and cool (so that the shell does not crack). Pour raw eggs with the resulting broth and cook, as usual, for about ten minutes. The brightness of the color depends on the amount of husk. And then your Easter eggs will sparkle with a palette from yellow to dark red!
• Birch leaves. Can be used as young birch leaveslast year’s. The broth is prepared as well as the previous one. But the eggs you get is yellow or golden.
• Carrots, beets, spinach. This is an easier way to get colorful eggs. Boil them until cooked, and then grate the juice of the listed raw vegetables with juice.

Decorate eggs when stained

Here are some examples of how to decorate an Easter egg in an original way before coloring.

• If, before immersion in a coloring solution, wrap the egg with strings, then an unusual pattern will appear on the shell.
• Attach leaves or blades of grass to the shell, and then after painting on the egg you get a landscape. Most often, table greens, parsley, and dill are used. To prevent the “clothes” from flying off during the immersion of such a “dressed up” egg, it is necessary to wrap it in gauze or use a children's sock.
• To obtain a marble effect, it is necessary to tightly wrap the egg in foil before staining.
• With the help of melted paraffin (candle) and a thin brush, you can draw any pattern that will remain unpainted after immersion in a coloring solution. In this case, use boiled eggs and a cold solution. After the development of the pattern, paraffin can be scraped off.

How to decorate an easter table

A beautifully decorated apartment and a dining table will create a unique holiday spirit in the house.In addition to traditional dishes, Easter cakes and Easter cheese, a special mood is created by originally decorated eggs, as well as sandwiches and salads with Easter symbols. About this in more detail.

• For every household, for breakfast, you can wrap an egg in a napkin and tie it, releasing the ears.
• Easter tree. In the center of the table, the Easter tree looks very nice. Surely you already guess how to make an Easter tree. To do this, pluck a few beautiful bare twigs or with buds and small leaves. Sprigs can be planted in a pot of earth or just put in a vase. If the branches are bare, decorate them with bows and satin ribbons. Alternatively, a houseplant can also be used. The main decoration of the Easter tree are handmade figurines, which we described above. Sprigs can be left natural color or painted from a spray can with gold or silver paint.
• Paper napkins can be placed in a tall glass, twisted into a tube and curled in half. Such ears protruding from a glass will be associated with rabbits. And if with a felt-tip pen to draw eyes and nose? It will turn out very funny!
• Salads can also be an decoration of the Easter table. If you still do not know what to cook for Easter, plan the menu so that the dishes complement the holiday paraphernalia. Layered salads can be decorated on top with a yolk in the shape of a chicken or nest. Put mixed mayonnaise salads in a chicken-shaped slide - make boiled carrots with a beak and scallop, and eyes with olives.
• If you think about Easter in advance, then you can grow watercress, wheat or oats on a beautiful dish, and then serve colorful eggs in this green meadow. You will need only a little land and seeds. Abundantly water your "garden". When the seeds have sprouted, often turn the plate over so that the seedlings rise evenly and do not reach the sun.

We told you in detail why they dye eggs for Easter, and introduced you to different, quite affordable ways. Well, beautiful eggs require a festive table, right? And here you also learned how to decorate an Easter table. All these activities will not take you much time, and a lot of joy will be added to your soul. After all, you will delight loved ones and remember Christ, kiss and Christ with faith in the best “Christ is Risen!”

We also recommend reading our article about DIY Easter gifts.