The bright colors that adorn the eggs symbolize the sunlight of spring and celebrate the equinox. Different cultures have developed their own ways of decorating Easter eggs. For instance, the crimson eggs embedded in Greek Easter Breads are so colored to symbolize the blood of Christ. Easter celebrants in Germany use natural items like leaves and ferns to make a kind of reverse stencil for their eggs. Perhaps the most elaborate are Pysanki eggs, a masterpiece of skill and workmanship from the Ukraine.
Melted beeswax is applied to the fresh white egg which is then dipped in successive dyes.
After each dip, wax is painted over the area where the preceding color is to remain. Eventually a complex pattern of lines and colors emerges into a work of art. The hollow eggs are then dyed various colors and hung from shrubs and trees during Easter Week. Simple or intricate, pastel or intensely colored, people the world over decorate eggs to celebrate Easter and spring. Each year we have fun coming up with new egg ideas and designs.