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The tradition of egg decoration in Slavic cultures originated in pagan times, [1] [2] and was transformed by the process of religious syncretism into the Christian Easter egg. Over time, many new techniques were added. Some versions of these decorated eggs have retained their pagan symbolism, while others have added Christian symbols and motifs.
The Alexander III Equestrian egg is a jewelled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1910, for the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II. Tsar Nicholas presented the Fabergé egg to his mother the Dowager Empress, Maria Fyodorovna, wife of the previous Tsar, Alexander III.
When going house to house, the male first sings a verse relating to eggs and spring themes like bountifulness and fertility. If the young woman does not have any decorated eggs she turns around and the man takes a few whacks at her legs with the whip. [1] The spanking may be painful, but is not intended to cause suffering. In cities, it is ...
Easter Yeggs is a 1947 Looney Tunes theatrical animated short. [1] The cartoon was released on June 28, 1947, and features Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. [2] The title is a play on "Easter eggs" and on "yegg", a slang term for a burglar or safecracker.
The Peacock egg is a jewel and rock crystal Easter egg made by Dorofeiev under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1908. It was made for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented the Fabergé egg to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, in 1908.
The custom of the Easter egg originated in the early Christian community of Mesopotamia, who stained eggs red in memory of the blood of Christ, shed at his crucifixion. [158] [159] As such, for Christians, the Easter egg is a symbol of the empty tomb. [25] [26] The oldest tradition is to use dyed chicken eggs.
An egg dance is a traditional Easter game in which eggs are laid on the ground or floor, and the goal is to dance among them, damaging as few as possible. [1] The egg was a symbol of the rebirth of the earth in Pagan celebrations of spring, and was adopted by early Christians as a symbol of the rebirth of man at Easter.
Doodle Jump is a 2009 platformer video game developed and published by Igor and Marko Pušenjak, who make up the Croatian studio Lima Sky. The game was released for Windows Phone, iOS, BlackBerry, Android, Java Mobile, Nokia Symbian, and Xbox 360 for the Kinect. [2]