Happy Easter!!!!

Today millions of us are tucking into delicious chocolate eggs as the christian world celebrates Easter Sunday. But while many will at least be vaguely familiar with the story of Easter, and its relation to eating mountains of oval-shaped chocolate treats is less clear. So how did it come about.



Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus after crucifixion.Christians believe Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and rose again 3 days later. The three days are known as the Easter Triduum. Even before the birth of Christianity, the egg was seen as a symbol of spring, a celebration of The Rebirth of re-invigoration after the harness of winter. That's why the Mesopotamians- an ancient Christian Community Living in an area roughly cover today by Iraq, Syria and Kuwait- to stain eggs red to symbolize the blood of Christ.

Eggs would then be cracked against one another, leaving just empty shells- symbol of the empty tomb Jesus left behind. The tradition survives today in the shape of egg rolling, representing the rolling away of the rock from Jesus's tomb. Over time, Easter eggs became more and more elaborately decorated, perhaps most famously by Russian Jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé, picture of the priceless Faberge eggs as Easter gifts for Alexander III and Nicholas II.

 Happy Easter!!! and don't eat too much chocolate!