Easter Egg Origin

As an Egyptian that comes from a Coptic Orthdox family so today is our Easter Sunday.  In Christian tradition, Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon. In our tradition the egg represents the resurrection, it's a symbol of new life as it represents Jesus' emergence from the tomb and resurrection. The hard shell of the egg represents the sealed Tomb of Christ, and cracking the shell represents Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. In  the olden days the eggs are dyed red to represent the blood of Jesus Christ that was shed on the cross. The origin of the coloring of the eggs started in Ancient Egypt as they celebrated the Spring Festival. At the eve of the Spring Festival Pharaohs carved on eggs some prayers to their Gods in order for the god to answer them. As the hieroglyphic letters were composed of birds, animals, plants. Some believed them to be a model of the Egyptian art regarding egg decoration. They colored eggs with bright colors made of natural plants and flowers such as parsley, green onion. Coloring eggs were the main aspects of marking the Spring Festival by ancient Egyptians.