Seems odd doesn’t it, cracking out the chocolate eggs for the death of Christ.
So where did it come from?
It originated in early Christian communities in Mesopotamia that stained eggs red in memory of the blood of Christ, and as such the empty egg is a symbol of the empty tomb.
Gradually, the eggs became more decorated and the habit moved west.
Eventually, of course, it became commercialised with the production of a chocolate egg.
And that name? Well, as it often happens, Christianity swallowed a pagan favourite and named the season after the Germanic spring goddess Eostre, and feasts were held in the northern hemisphere spring season in her honour at the end of harvest.
Do you still eat Easter eggs?
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