Easter eggs are special eggs that are often given to celebrate Easter or springtime.

The oldest tradition is to use dyed or painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as jelly beans. These eggs can be hidden for children to find on Easter morning, who may be told they were left by the Easter Bunny. They also may be put in a basket filled with real or artificial straw to resemble a bird's nest.

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  • 2.1 Legends
• 3 Hand-decorated Easter eggs
• 4 Easter egg traditions
  • 4.1 As food
• 5 Easter eggs for the visually impaired
• 6 Easter eggs from different countries
• 7 See also
• 8 References
• 9 External links

Noun

Easter (plural Easters)

1. (Christianity) A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Christ; the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, neither eariler than March 22 nor later than April 25.

   We spent each of the past five Easters together as a family.

2. Eastertide
3. (obsolete) The Jewish passover.
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Mark XIV:

     After two dayes folowed ester, and the dayes of swete breed.

4. (paganism) A festival held in honour of the goddess Eostre or Ostara and celebrated at the spring equinox or within the month of April. Also known as Eostre.

Related terms

• Easter Bunny
• Easter egg
• Easter Monday
• Easter Sunday

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• A Chicken Named Fay
  happydaycards.com
  Humorous, animated, musical poem about an ugly chicken and her rabbit friend, and how they got to be symbols of Easter.
• Easter Lily Trivia
  pss.uvm.edu
  Tells of the Easter lily's popularization in the western world and shares tips for keeping the plants healthy.
• Easter
  christmascarnivals.com
  Includes recipes and information about celebrations, history, customs, and symbols.