Be the one to crack everyone's eggs this Easter with this beautifully painted red wood egg! The Story behind the Red Egg: Eggs are a traditional part of the Easter Sunday celebration. Eggs usually serve as a symbol of creation, spring, and rebirth. They play many roles in the Easter holiday as they may be baked into a Tsoureki (three-braided bread symbolizing the Holy Trinity) or used for decorative centerpieces on dinner tables, but they hold a big role in being the key piece in playing a fun game, Tsougrisma. While this fun game of dying eggs red and cracking them is played throughout the years and has become a custom Easter tradition, its origin holds a deeper meaning and symbol. It is from this story that the custom of Easter eggs is said to have begun. When Mary Magdalene went to anoint the body of Christ she was greeted by two angels who told her Christ had risen and then was greeted by Jesus, himself, who she spoke with. She went to share the good news of his return and when she had told Emperor Tiberius he had disclaimed her, saying such an act was impossible. As impossible as an egg turning the color red. Then the Egg Mary had been holding had turned a deep rich red color and it had shown that indeed, "Christ is Risen." Eggs continue to be painted red in remembrance of this event. The red coloring of this egg symbolizes the blood shed in the sacrifice of Christ and the breaking of the shell represents the resurrection and rebirth of Christ in the breaking of the tomb. Website Referenced Egg measures approximately 2.75 "tall and made of solid wood. Egg does not stand on its own. Imported from Greece.
