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Easter is no exception. The Romans believed that "All life comes from an egg." Ancient Christians considered eggs to be "the seed of life" symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and Persia eggs were dyed for spring festivals. In medieval Europe, beautifully decorated eggs were given as gifts. Today hundreds of novel methods of decorating Easter eggs have been invented, and during the week of Easter about 30 million more eggs are sold compared to any other week of the year. A general view of the world's largest Easter egg on March 24, 2005 in Sint Niklaas, Belgium. According to the Guinness Book of World Records this 1200kg Belgian chocolate Easter egg is the largest in the world. 02 of 27 How Much Do Shoppers Spend On Easter? Getty Images/Michael Bradley A shopper picks out an Easter Egg from the display at a local supermarket. On average shoppers spend an extra 14 billion dollars on Easter products in the United States alone. Each individual shopper usually spends over 135 dollars on Easter candy, food, flowers, decorations, greeting cards, and clothing. Most of that money is spent in the two weeks leading up to Easter. 03 of 27 Candy Company Makes Chocolate Easter Bunnies Joe Raedle/Getty Images Stacie Gibson takes a Easter bunny out of a mold as she creates it at Phillips Candy House in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The first edible Easter bunnies were made in Germany in the early 1800s, but they were made of pastry and sugar. After the edible Easter bunny arrived in the United States chocolate was used to make them and the tradition continues to this day. Easter is one of the peak periods for the sale of candies. 04 of 27 Cadbury's Celebrate Creme Egg Season In Covent Garden With The Goo Games Marcus Mays Productions/Getty Images As part of their Easter promotions for their Easter candies. Cadbury Creme Eggs celebrate Creme Egg season with a High Dive event in Covent garden during the promotional Goo Games, on February 15, 2012 in London. 05 of 27 Easter Chocolate Production At Cadbury Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Cadbury's Creme Eggs move down the production line at the Cadbury's Bournville production plant in Birmingham, England. 06 of 27 How to Paint Easter Eggs Getty Images/Al Riccio The tradition of painting Easter eggs goes back to the ancient Persians who painted eggs for Nowrooz, a New Year celebration that occured on the Spring equinox. Prepare the Food Coloring Variations How to Create Marbleized Eggs Get desired food colors readyAdd 1 Tablespoon of vegetable oil to each color you want to marbleizeDye eggs as directed on dye package (except for the added oil)The oil will cause the marbleized effect Tip: Protect and shine the finished eggs with cooking oil and a soft cloth. 07 of 27 Painting Easter Eggs Carsten Koall/Getty Images Sigrid Bolduan from the village Klein Loitz, wearing a traditional Lusatian sorbian folk dress, paints an Easter egg in traditional Sorbian motives at the annual Easter egg market on March 24, 2012 in Schleife, near Hoyerswerda, Germany. Easter egg painting is a strong part of Sorbian tradition and visual elements within the painting are meant to ward off evil. Sorbians are a Slavic minority in eastern Germany and many still speak Sorbian, a language closely related to Polish and Czech. 08 of 27 Easter Eggs from the Ukraine kakisky/MorgueFile These easter eggs are made from wood and then painted. 09 of 27 Easter Parade Held On Manhattan's 5th Avenue Michael Nagle/Getty Images An Easter parade participant takes part in the Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival in New York City. The parade is a New York tradition that started back approximately in the mid-1800s when the social elite would demonstrate their fashionable clothes while walking down Fifth Avenue after attending Easter services and celebrations in one of the Fifth Avenue churches. 10 of 27 Pooch Wearing Easter Peeps Stephen Chernin/Getty Images A pooch sporting Peeps (Easter candy made of chick-shaped marshmallows) on a colorful cone shaped hat watches the crowd in front of St.Patricks Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Hundreds of people gathered along the avenue sporting all types of Easter outfits. 11 of 27 New Yorkers Show Off Their Finery At Annual Easter Parade Stephen Chernin/Getty Images A group of women known as 'The City Chicks' make their way up Fifth Avenue on Easter Sunday in New York City. Hundreds of people gathered along the avenue sporting all types of Easter outfits. 12 of 27 Annual Easter Egg Roll Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images U.S. President Barack Obama officially opened the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 25, 2011 in Washington, DC. About 30,000 people attended the 133-year-old tradition of rolling colored eggs down the White House lawn. 13 of 27 Easter Parade Held On Manhattan's 5th Avenue Michael Nagle/Getty Images Easter parade participants take part in the 2011 Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival on April 24, 2011 in New York City. The parade is a New York tradition that started back approximately in the mid-1800s when the social elite would demonstrate their fashionable clothes while walking down Fifth Avenue after attending Easter services and celebrations in one of the Fifth Avenue churches. 14 of 27 Giant German Easter Eggs Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images 15 of 27 Russian Easter Eggs Clarita/MorgueFile These easter eggs are only egged-shaped. They are made from cut and painted glass. Easter eggs are a well-known Russian memorabilia probably second only to painted wooden matryoshka dolls. The celebration of Easter in Russia was introduced in the late 10th century. History of Russian Easter Eggs 16 of 27 Pysanky - Easter Eggs from the Ukraine pentacs/MorgueFile These are a traditional craft in Ukraine called Pysanky. Pysanky - Ukrainian Easter Eggs 17 of 27 Decaled Easter Eggs Decaled Easter Eggs. jeltovski/Morgue File Commercial easter eggs decorated with a decal. 18 of 27 Sorbians Prepare Easter Eggs Sorbians Prepare Easter Eggs. Getty Images Painted Easter eggs in traditional Sorbian motives hang in the tree at the annual Easter egg market on March 24, 2012 in Schleife, near Hoyerswerda, Germany. Easter egg painting is a strong part of Sorbian tradition and visual elements within the painting are meant to ward off evil. Sorbians are a Slavic minority in eastern Germany and many still speak Sorbian, a language closely related to Polish and Czech. 19 of 27 Basket of Foil-Wrapped Chocolate Easter Eggs Basket of Chocolate Easter Eggs. Getty Images/Martin Harvey 20 of 27 UK's Most Expensive Easter Egg Unveiled UK's Most Expensive Easter Egg Unveiled. MJ Kim/Getty Images La Maison du Chocolat, a world class chocolatier, unveiling the UK's most expensive GBP50,000 diamond encrusted chocolate egg on April 11, 2006 in London, England. 21 of 27 Easter Egg Factory Works Around The Clock To Meet Demand Easter Egg Factory Works Around The Clock To Meet Demand. Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images A worker loads freshly-painted Easter eggs on a truck at the Lueck poultry farm in Sommerkahl near Aschaffenburg, Germany. Before Easter, the farm works 24-hour shifts to meet demand for its brightly-coloured eggs two weeks before Easter. 22 of 27 Buyenlarge/Getty Images Easter Greetings Card. Buyenlarge/Getty Images CIRCA 1900: An Easter bunny rabbit paints an Easter Greetings egg within a flower garden. 23 of 27 Easter Greetings Card Easter Greetings Card. Buyenlarge/Getty Images CIRCA 1900: A newly hatched Easter chick emerges from the egg with a top hat and a cane and spectacles. 24 of 27 Patent Drawing - Method of Coloring Easter Eggs Method of Coloring Easter Eggs. USPTO 25 of 27 Patent Drawing - Press and method for tie-dyeing easter eggs Press and method for tie-dyeing eggs. USPTO Press and method for tie-dyeing eggsInventors: Mandle; James S.Oct. 15, 1996U.S. Patent Number 5565229 26 of 27 Patent Drawing - Dying Easter Eggs Dying Easter Eggs. USPTO 27 of 27 Patent Drawing - Dying Easter Eggs Dying Easter Eggs. USPTO Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Bellis, Mary. "Easter Egg Photo Gallery." ThoughtCo, Aug. 1, 2021, thoughtco.com/easter-egg-photo-gallery-4122784. Bellis, Mary. (2021, August 1). Easter Egg Photo Gallery. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/easter-egg-photo-gallery-4122784 Bellis, Mary. "Easter Egg Photo Gallery." 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