Origin of Easter Eggs

Why do we dye them red? Why do we break them? Why do we have them at all? LINKS: The story of the red egg and Mary Magdalene as well as how to dye eggs red naturally (onion peels!): https://www.asceticlifeofmotherhood.com/blog/dyingredeggsnaturally Another of our videos about Easter/Pascha traditions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30dL_mh6PpU A rather hilarious (free!) egg battling game made by Orthodox Christians: For android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TrisagionGames.SuperEggBattle For iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/super-egg-battle-world-league/id6744179604 An article about red Pascha eggs and other traditional foods of Greece: https://orthodoxpebbles.com/greek-pascha-traditions/ The story of the first toys in chocolate eggs from Russia: https://www.gw2ru.com/russian-kitchen/232451-kinder-surprise-russia An article on Medieval Easter Eggs: https://medievalisterrant.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/medieval-easter-traditions/ Catholic material against Alexander Hislop's "The Two Babylons": https://www.catholic.com/audio/sp/debunking-the-babylonian-origin-of-catholicism A closer look at the Viking egg: https://vikingar.historiska.se/object_details.php?object=69543E3B-27F2-4610-9056-7159E2AE8586&e=&l=en A closer look at the Faberge Resurrection egg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_(Faberg%C3%A9_egg) Amongst our supporters are our friends at Orthodox Youth & Young Adult Ministries: https://www.theoym.org/ Please consider supporting us monthly here to keep the channel alive: https://ko-fi.com/patristix You can also help us by getting Patristix graphic designs on ALL SORTS of merch at our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/patristix/shop?asc=u Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/