Easter eggs

Decorative Easter eggs

For hundreds of years, the egg has played a central role during Easter and it is particularly consider the blessing of this holiday. Colored and decorated chicken eggs can be traced all the way back to the Middle Ages. In the farming community, the hen's egg was considered a bit of a delicacy and children went from house to house singing in exchange for eggs.

It wasn't until around 1917, that the first chocolate Easter egg was introduced in Denmark by Galle and Jessen.

At this shop, you will not find Easter eggs made of chocolate, but instead the brightly colored ones that you can use to decorate your home with. We also have Easter eggs made of cardboard and metal, which you can fill with chocolate or other candy for someone dear to you.

The symbolism of Easter eggs

Since the earliest years of Christianity, the egg has functioned as a symbol of the resurrection. More precisely, Jesus' resurrection, celebrated during Easter and which took place on a Sunday. Some people see the eggshell as a tomb that appears spiritless, but once contain a form of life, like Jesus, who came out of His tomb on the Easter morning.

In Denmark, the tradition used to involve carrying a basket of eggs to the church service on the Easter Sunday and the priest would bless them. To bring the most beautiful Easter basket to church, it turned into a painting tradition.

Easter egg games

Traditionally, the "Easter egg" had many different meanings and purposes. Although the egg was a fine food, which for some was only consumed on rare occasions, these were also used in games on Easter. There were many different games, where you either won or destroyed the opponent's eggs.

Nowadays, you blow eggs, only to be left with the shell, which can be beautifully painted, but back in the days, you did not only paint the eggs. They were boiled, because the shell can easily absorb color, using natural ingredients. These eggs were turned for example, red, yellow, brown or green color. The most used color was red, as it symbolized the blood of Jesus when He was nailed to the cross. To make the eggs decorated, wax was applied before boiling them or a pattern was scratched into the shell afterwards.

Purchase Easter eggs

What symbolism or meaning do you find for the Easter egg? Whether you like to decorate them yourself or purchase ready-decorated eggs is a matter of taste. Decorate them with Easter chicks, Easter lambs or Easter bunnies.

We carry many different types of Easter eggs, so you will most likely be able to find the ones that fit perfectly into your home.