Easter egg

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Easter eggs
Easter eggs

An Easter egg is an egg, eaten and used for decoration during the Easter holidays.

Easter eggs are bird eggs, usually chicken eggs, that have been colorfully painted. In modern times chocolate eggs with a colorful wrapping are also used.

Where this tradition comes from is unclear. Most likely it comes from a pagan fertility ritual during spring.

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