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Easter eggs

Across Europe, Easter is celebrated with Easter eggs, decorated in a variety of ways and techniques. Curated by [Europeana Common Culture](https://pro.europeana.eu/project/europeana-common-culture) and [Crafted](https://pro.europeana.eu/project/crafted) project partners

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[EN]: Easter eggs on the sale at Easter Fair in Ethnographic Museum in Toruń, held on 13th March 2016. On over 100 stalls one could buy hand-made Easter table decorations, baskets for food blessing, Easter palms, Easter eggs decorated in different techniq…

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[EN]: Easter egg on the sale at Easter Fair in Ethnographic Museum in Toruń, held on 13th March 2016. On over 100 stalls one could buy hand-made Easter table decorations, baskets for food blessing, Easter palms, Easter eggs decorated in different techniqu…

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[EN]: Easter eggs are decorated eggs that are common during the Easter season. The Christian custom of the Easter egg, can be traced as far back as the early Christians of Mesopotamia, who stained eggs red in memory of the blood of Christ. The Christian C…

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[EN]: Polish Easter egg, decorated with molten wax. Tradition of Easter egg decoration in Poland dates back to 10th century. There are many techniques, including molten wax decoration, scratching, openwork, veneering. Easter eggs symbolise rebirth of new …

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[EN]: Polish Easter eggs, decorated with different techniques. Tradition of Easter egg decoration in Poland dates back to 10th century. There are many techniques, including molten wax decoration, scratching, openwork, veneering. Easter eggs symbolise rebi…

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[EN]: Polish Easter eggs, decorated with different techniques. Tradition of Easter egg decoration in Poland dates back to 10th century. There are many techniques, including molten wax decoration, scratching, openwork, veneering. Easter eggs symbolise rebi…

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Glass stand with hand painted eggs including quais eggs credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

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Iced Easter cupcake with chocolate mini eggs credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

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Egg shaped decorated paper bowl with sugar coated chocolate eggs credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Museum of City History Leipzig

Two-part Easter egg made of cardboard, glued with paper. Paper shows corn beetles on green leaves. The edges of the halves are covered with gold embossing paper. Egg is stuck inside with light green paper showing numerous rose blossoms. In the egg there i…

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Pisanka zdobiona wzorem wydrapanym na zabarwionym na różowo tle.Tradycja barwienia jaj sięga starożytności. Na ziemiach polskich najstarsze pisanki znaleziono w pozostałościach grodu na opolskiej wyspie Ostrówek. Znaleziska te pochodzą z końca X wieku. Oz…

Upplands Museum

Easter eggs of cardboard, dressed with glossy paper with figures in colour print, against a red background. On the lid a girl with eggs and chickens and a boy with a hare in the fist, on the lower part a girl with egg basket and a lamb as well as a shephe…

Rippl-Rónai Municipal Museum with County Scope - Kaposvár

Hímestojás, sötétzöldre festett, karcolt, lakkozott. Belseje kissé szivárog.

Rippl-Rónai Municipal Museum with County Scope - Kaposvár

Zöldre festett tojáson késsel karcolt szabályos geometrikus jellegű minták.

Rippl-Rónai Municipal Museum with County Scope - Kaposvár

Főtt tojás, díszített, késsel vakart.

Rippl-Rónai Municipal Museum with County Scope - Kaposvár

Méhviasz, hagymalé, zöld, piros, fekete festék. Gicázott.

Rippl-Rónai Municipal Museum with County Scope - Kaposvár

Spiritusz, sellakk, piros és lila festék, karcolt. Ép.

Rippl-Rónai Municipal Museum with County Scope - Kaposvár

Fából esztergált tojás forma, lila festékkel festett. Ép.

Rippl-Rónai Municipal Museum with County Scope - Kaposvár

Börzsönyös, gicás díszű. Ép.

Ferenc Verseghy Library and Public Cultural Institution

Kellemes húsvéti ünnepeket!

Ferenc Verseghy Library and Public Cultural Institution

Happy Easter! Season greetings

Ferenc Verseghy Library and Public Cultural Institution
Balaton Museum

Burgundy duck eggs. Pattern of a rabbit pulling a large egg in a small cart. Condition: intact

Balaton Museum

Green blown hen egg with scratched technique. Condition: intact

Balaton Museum

Red color. Pattern of basket full of eggs, bouquet of violets. Condition: intact