what animal's eggs were found in africa that are 60,000 years old?
ostrich
were they decorated?
yes
what else are easter eggs called?
Paschal eggs
what season are they commonly used?
the Easter season
what is another name for the easter season?
Eastertide
in mesopotamia and crete, what were eggs associated with?
death and rebirth
what else?
kingship
what did they decorate?
ostrich eggs
did they also use representations of eggs?
yes
with what materials?
gold and silver
what do modern people substitute dyed eggs with?
Chocolate or plastic eggs
is the foil used colorful?
yes
what do Easter eggs symbolize to christians?
fertility and rebirth
does it also resemble an empty tomb?
yes
of who?
Jesus
to what period can the custom of easter eggs be traced?
the pre-dynastic period