This year the Western Churches celebrate Good Friday on April 2nd and Easter on April 4th. (Orthodox Easter will May 2nd this year.)
Here are some collections about Good Friday and Easter on Mama Lisa’s World.
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Free For Easter: How To Dye Eggs Naturally
"Dying eggs is a great way for kids and parents to spend time together. And it's even more fun to make the dyes yourselves from natural ingredients!
I love to try to do things the way they were done in the old days. (As long as the task doesn’t involve ironing or starching shirts!) When I learned about dying eggs naturally, I knew that one day I had to try it.
So I spent some time eggs-perimenting. In this activity pack you’ll find my results – both the ones that worked and those that didn’t. Hopefully, if you try it, you’ll learn from my mistakes and won’t have to waste your time on the failures."
-Mama Lisa
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The Symbolism Of The Egg
As Easter approaches, it’s natural to think a little about eggs!
In days gone by the egg, due to its shape, was a symbol of the earth. Thanks to its obvious association with the beginning of life, it has also been the basis of many ancient creation stories. It has been a symbol of fertility, rebirth and the cycle of life. These latter symbols are so close to what Springtime is all about that it’s no wonder it’s been an important part of Spring celebrations since pre-Christian times.
As Europe became Christian, eggs became a symbol of Easter and the resurrection of Jesus. In the past, Christians gave up eggs for Lent (the 40 days before Easter when it’s customary to give up different types of food). But even though people didn’t eat them, the hens kept laying them! So people would hard boil and decorate them.
The egg is also part of the Jewish Passover holiday that takes place in the Spring. The egg is placed on the Seder plate and is a symbol of sacrifice and loss. Yet to some it also symbolizes the full cycle of life, and therefore hope and rebirth. (The egg is a more recent addition to the Seder plate compared to the other symbolic items that are found there and its symbolic meaning seems to be more open to interpretation.)
In China, red eggs are given out at the one month birthday of a new baby. It’s customary to hold a Red Egg and Ginger Party at this time. Once again, the source seems to be the egg’s role as a symbol of fertility and the beginning of life.
So here we come full circle (or oval) with the egg as a wonderful symbol of birth, renewal and rebirth. This is something wonderful to consider as Springtime approaches in the northern hemisphere, where the Earth will soon come back to life!
Read this article online here, along with comments from our readers.