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Hi Kathy and Adlanders
This year my religion The Greek Orthodox celebrate Easter at April 23rd. It is at St George Name's Day, my day.
I respect all other Christians so I wish you HAPPY EASTER TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES
The Easter Egg
One of the best-known Easter symbols is the egg, which has symbolized renewed life since ancient days. The egg is said to be a symbol of life because in all living creatures life begins in the egg. The Persians and Egyptians also colored eggs and ate them during their new year's celebration, which came in the spring.
Today many people still color Easter eggs and decorate them with fancy patterns and symbols. The sun symbolizes good fortune; the rooster, fulfillment of wishes; the deer, good health; the flowers, love and charity.
The original tradition of Easter egg coloring is said to have started in Persia in 3000 B.C. to celebrate the first day of spring. The first known egg dyeing in the U.S. was by the Pennsylvania Dutch (German) settlers in the early 1700's. They used natural materials such as onion skin and bark to color the shells.
Egg-rolling is a present-day Easter custom that takes place each year on the lawn of the White House, in Washington, D.C. In Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Norway, and Syria, an egg-knocking game is played. The object of the contest is to hit everyone else's egg and to keep one's own unbroken. The last player with a whole egg is declared the winner.
Your Greek Friend
GENESIS
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