Easter Eggs
Easter Eggs Eggs set for Easter - an ancient Romanian tradition. In the Romanian folk tradition, Easter eggs are considered a symbol of regeneration and purification, which protects the animals in the household. Egg laying is practiced exclusively by women, one week before Easter, usually on "green Thursday" and "dry Friday" in the belief that they do not break. The reasons for the ornamentation of the laid eggs differ according to the locality that is presented in several variants. At present, several colors are used to set the eggs, each of them having a certain symbol, namely: white is a symbol of purity, red signifies life (the color of blood), blue is the color of heaven and water, and black represents fertility, yellow represents sun and gold, but the lines painted on the eggs symbolize eternity. Eggs, in the past, were painted in vegetable colors, but today the synthetic, chemical ones are used more often..
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