5.OriginsofEastchTraditionlDoyouknowhowthecustomofcoloringEastereggsbeganorhowthetraditionoftheEasterBunnybegan?1.Theegghasalwaysbeenasymbolofnewlife.ChristianshavelongusedtheeggasthesymbolofChristsrebirth.2.Itisthoughtthecustomofdyeing1eggswasbroughttoEuropeduringtheMiddleAgesbytheCrusaders2,asitwascommonpracticeamongtheEgyptians,Persians3,Phoenicians4,GreeksandRomanstodyeeggsfortheirspringfestivals.3.IneasternandcentralEurope,Eastereggsaretakenveryseriously.Themostelaborate5eggsaredecoratedbythepeoplefromPolandandUkraine6.Theycallthem“pysanki”eggs,whichmeanswritteneggs.ThusbeganthecustomofwritingonEastereggs.4.ThemostelaborateEastereggsarenotevenrealeggs.ARussianjeweler,CarlFaberge,madehiseggsoutofgold,silverandjewels.Theeggsopenedtoshowtinyfiguresofpeople,animals,plantsorbuildings.TheRussianemperorgavethese