What about eggs? How did eggs get to be part of Easter?
The Christian interpretation of the egg is that it represents Jesus' emergence from the tomb and resurrection.
But eggs have been a symbol of new life since ancient times. The ancient Egyptians, Persians, Phoenicians and Hindus all believed the world began with an enormous egg. It is called the world egg, cosmic egg or mundane egg. Some primordial being comes into existence by 'hatching' from the egg, sometimes lain on the primordial waters of the Earth. The very earliest idea of 'egg-shaped cosmos' comes from Sanskrit scriptures. It continues through all ancient societies and into modern mythology and cosmology.
With that long history of sacred celebration, what have people done with eggs that make the Guinness World Records stand up and pay attention? Many irreverent things, all involving many people and many eggs.
Largest egg structure - 48,230 eggs forming a pyramid.
Largest East egg hunt - 501,000 eggs that were searched for by 9,753 children
Largest Easter egg tree - 82,404 painted hen eggs
Largest decorated egg - 49 ft 3 inches tall and decorated
Most people dyeing eggs - 582 in Redmond, Washington
Tallest chocolate Easter egg - 34 ft 1.05 inches
I didn't colour eggs for Easter, but I did colour hosta leaves to create this Nature's Impressions abstract.
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