Greek Easter Eggs
Greek Easter Eggs should traditionally be dyed on Thursday before Easter Sunday. (Read about other Greek Easter traditions here.) Today, you might see eggs dyed in blue, green and yellow, but traditionally they should only be red, as they symbolize the drops of blood falling from the crucified body of body of Christ. Greeks have fun breaking each others´ eggs from the moment the priests at midnight Easter Saturday announces Christos Anesti, Christ has risen. You´ll also play this game when family meets up for the festivity meal on Easter Sunday and in the following days. Actually, breaking the eggs is associated with Jesus breaking out of his grave. To dye the eggs Greeks normally use a powder you´ll buy at the grocery store and that you add to the water with vinegar when boiling the eggs. A natural, chemical free dye is leaves of onions (spanish onions - the "normal" yellow onions>, which will give the eggs a red-brownish color. To make pretty patterned eggs you can stick a leave (wide leafed parsley or dill will look great) on the egg, tie an old nylon stocking tight around it and color with onions. These eggs get too beautiful to break! Return from Greek Easter Eggs to KAIROS homepage More about Greek Easter |
