Decorated eggs are/were often given to celebrate Easter time or Springtime.

The color used were faily limited and were based on natural dyes available.

Yellow, red/orange, green, brown and black were the predonimant colours.

In the 1800’2 small amounts of blue and purple were sometimes added.

It is important to note that the meanings below are generalizations.

Different regions interpreted colours differently.

Food colouring can now be used as per manufacture instructions .

Red – the oldest symbolic color which has many meanings. It represents life-giving blood,love joy and the hope of marriage.

Yellow – symbolized the sun , moon , stars and  the  agrcultural harvest

Blue – Represented the blue skies, or the air and good health

White – Signified purity,birth, light, rejoicing and virginity

Green – The colour of new life in spring. The riches of vegetation and nature.