Eleftheria
Easter red eggs
Posted by Eleftheria (Athens, Greece) on 19 April 2009 in Lifestyle & Culture.
On Holy Thursday we usually paint our eggs red in Greece! We start eating them on Easter. This tradition symbolizes the Christ's blood.
I was born on November 18th, 1998 and I am a girl from Greece :-) Thank you for your comments!
-- SORRY, I HAVE NOT MUCH TIME TO VISIT EACH ONE OF YOU EVERYDAY...A LOT OF HOMEWORK... -- :o)
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Bill from Los Altos, United States
Great backstory on why the eggs are all red. I didn't know. It is almost worthy of a post to the "culture" category as well. Superb seeing once again. Love your work.
19 Apr 2009 5:17am
@Bill: Thanks!
beanow from Warsaw, Poland
Excellent! What red as transferred from biblical times.
19 Apr 2009 5:31am
@beanow: Thanks!
LauraS from Chico, United States
Great color. Red eggs. I understand your tradition. Nice share.
19 Apr 2009 5:32am
@LauraS: Thanks!
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Hidalgo from Herunen, Finland
Very interesting. Although we also are painting our Easter eggs, I have not seen this tradition.
19 Apr 2009 6:01am
@Hidalgo: Thanks!
Sugata from Newark, United States
Nice contrasting colours. Thanks for sharing the knowledge about your tradition!
19 Apr 2009 6:22am
@Sugata: Thanks!
k@ from Paris, France
My grandma, who was an armenian from Istanbul, taught me that. She cooked the eggs with red onions skins and as a child I (and my sister) made drawings over them ! Thanks for the memories your nice picture bring back, Eleftheria* and have a sweet sunday ~ ~ ~
19 Apr 2009 7:13am
@k@: Thanks!
Sarah from Suisse, Switzerland
Beautiful eggs! That colour of red is realling pleasing to the eye.
19 Apr 2009 7:35am
@Sarah: Thanks!
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Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
Happy Easter, dear friend, to you and your family.
Your Easter eggs are such a rich beautiful color, and so symbolic! xx
19 Apr 2009 12:20pm
@Judy: Thanks!
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john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
A joyous and happy Easter. Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
19 Apr 2009 1:31pm
@john4jack: Thanks!
Barbara from Florida, United States
Happy Easter to you and your family!
"Christos anesti"
A very beautiful symbolic image with these red eggs.
Easter is best celebrated in Greece. I wish you a wonderful day, Eleftheria.
19 Apr 2009 1:40pm
@Barbara: Thanks!
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
fantastic picture !!! this eggs are wonderful !great idea !
kisses!
19 Apr 2009 3:11pm
@marc battault: Thanks!
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Jan from Singapore, Singapore
happy easter to you! and in relating to your previous picture, we have observed that it will rain EVERY good friday in Singapore. :)
God bless. :D
19 Apr 2009 5:15pm
@Jan: Thanks!
@Querques: Thanks!
xavier cardell from menorca-barcelona, Spain
NIce composition, Good result with these for colors
19 Apr 2009 5:21pm
@xavier cardell: Thanks!
@The Dark Dude: Thanks, Dude!
@Elena Kotrotsou: Σ' ευχαριστώ πολύ! Εύχομαι να πέρασες καλά!!
@Magda: Τhank you, Magda!
@peter: Thanks, Peter!
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
I like the idea that the red eggs represent drops of Christ's blood. Far more connected with the faith-based meaning of Easter than dying eggs in spring pastels. Or easter bunnies, no matter how cute. Happy Easter dear sister in Christ.
20 Apr 2009 1:00am
@Viewfinder: Thank you so much! Tomorrow a different Easter photo!
@Photosanity: Thank you!
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grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
How nice to be reminded of those red eggs from past easter visits to Greece. Well done
20 Apr 2009 10:30am
@grouser: Thanks!
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Love reading of those traditions and I hafta say the eggs look very smart !
20 Apr 2009 11:02am
@Ronnie 2¢: Thank you!
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
Thanks for sharing this information about your Easter traditions. These eggs are a gorgeous red.
20 Apr 2009 12:06pm
@Anita: Thank you!
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
Thank you for sharing your customs with us.
20 Apr 2009 12:17pm
@Lee: ;o)
@Kaveh: Thanks!
Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan
Beautiful shiny eggs and nicely displayed! I hope you had an unforgettable Easter celebration! I always did in my childhood, back in Romania.
20 Apr 2009 12:47pm
@Japanalia: I am very happy to see you here again! Tomorrow, a different Easter photo!
@Anouk: Thank you!
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
Magnificent! I like how you have used proportion here for your subject! By this I mean the size that you have given the eggs (your subject). Well done Eleftheria! The repeated (rhythm) in the color and shapes of the eggs draw further attention! Excellent!
20 Apr 2009 12:59pm
@Craig: Thank you!
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Beautiful. I've never seen such deep red in Easter Eggs before. We use dye and they usually look more pink than red.
20 Apr 2009 1:02pm
@Laurie: Thanks, Laurie!
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
Beautifully composed and lit Eleftheria! The wonderful color makes them most tempting!
20 Apr 2009 1:43pm
@Pavan Kaul: Thank you!
@Eric Cousineau: Thanks, Eric! Tomorrow, a new Easter photo!
MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
Really nice. The soft light and red eggs work so well together. Really good.
20 Apr 2009 2:15pm
@MontereyJohn: Thank you, my friend!
dabobabo from Italy
so passionate..I like that colors!and also the crop..really nice
20 Apr 2009 2:37pm
@dabobabo: Thank you!
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@eva: Thank you!
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Great tradition, and its interesting to find out about too.
20 Apr 2009 9:59pm
@Richard_Irwin: Thank you!
willow from Chelsea, United States
Happy Easter! I love all the tradition that surrounds the holidays. Thanks for sharing with us.
20 Apr 2009 11:59pm
@willow: Thank you!
ManuelaR from Hainburg (Frankfurt/Main), Germany
Lovely take and we have the same tradition too!
21 Apr 2009 2:52pm
@ManuelaR: Thank you so much!
@JanW: Thank you! welcome to my page!
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