Easter and eggs
Dear colleagues,
This week, several countries around the world celebrate Easter with various symbols that have become universal, such as Easter bunnies, palm leaves, and decorated Easter eggs.
This year in particular, we will focus on the symbol of the Easter egg.
There are several theories about the origin of this symbol, such as a symbol of fertility when nature awakens with spring or as an obvious symbol of life and resurrection. But speaking specifically about the documented tradition… it seems that giving Easter eggs as gifts dates back to medieval Christian Europe, where the church imposed a fast on animal products during the days leading up to Easter or Lent, a restriction that lasted until the 18th century.
Obviously, the hens did not stop laying eggs, so the communities boiled and painted them to differentiate them from raw eggs and then gave them away at Easter, just at the end of Lent.
Regardless of tradition, we have attached an article on the incredible nutritional and functional properties of eggs.
Enjoy the article… and the eggs 😊
