We wish you the fulfillment of all your hopes and good undertakings, peace, goodness and love to all!
We wish you the fulfillment of all your hopes and good undertakings, peace, goodness and love to all!
The Orthodox Church has maintained the custom of giving eggs on Easter for a long time. This custom originated with Saint Mary Magdalene, who, after the Ascension of Christ, came to Rome to preach the Gospel. She appeared before Emperor Tiberius and, presenting him with a red egg, said, "Christ is risen!" thus beginning her sermon.
Following the example of Saint Mary Magdalene, we now give red eggs at Easter, professing the life-giving death and Resurrection of the Lord—two events that Easter unites.
The Easter egg serves as a symbol of the resurrection of the dead. Just as life is born from an egg, from beneath its inanimate shell, so Christ rose from the tomb, and so will all the dead rise to eternal life.
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