For us, on the contrary we honor the tradition of hard-boiled eggs, which we color and decorate with decals or wax and is no exception vyfouklých dyeing and decorating eggs, called It highlights. But did you know that what color represents and why links and Easter eggs?
The tradition of colored eggs
Eggs generally symbolize new life, fertility, crops, and rebirth, so to spring already inherently. Easter eggs were known to ancient Egypt and is also related to Jesus Christ. It is said that Jesus, together with the apostle Peter visited the housekeeper and that it entertained eggs cooked in the ashes. After this, Jesus went, turned the egg shell in gold. The housekeeper then regularly on the anniversary of Christ's visit to handing out eggs to travelers.
Decorated eggs not only related to Easter and spring ceremonies, but also weddings, funerals and celebrations of the birth. The habit of consuming decorated egg attaches to the great Lent, prior to Easter, and people who carefully followed. The actual decorating eggs evolved from folk traditions in the 19th century and the original color was red Easter eggs. It is symbolic of life and love by superstition and protect from demons.
Dyeing eggs
Originally, in the 19th century, people dyed eggs naturally. So taking their coloring such as onion peel, mint leaves or spinach, lime blossom, oak bark, soot solution, rye or beetroot juice. Conventional powder coating on the eggs as we know it now began to appear at the end of the 19th century.
Mostly for dyeing eggs we use the four basic colors, namely red, blue, green and yellow. Only in the last few years, there are also more varied in color, and not the exception, for example, orange, brown or purple. Improves and accelerates the very technique of dyeing eggs. Powder coating that dissolves in water with vinegar, gradually recede into the background and appear as the colors in tablets or gel colors.
Now a gel color (such as OVO) are probably the most practical at present. First, easily and quickly dissolved, the rich and the eggs well kept. Or arise all sorts of stains or smudges. So if you are interested in quick and easy coloring eggs is appropriate to focus on a gel colors in tubes. With them you can simply cut off the tip of a color either dissolve in water and classically dye or her from the tube applied directly to egg. And even the coloring, which can easily create various ornaments, dots and other patterns.
Meaning of colors on Easter eggs
Four basic and most common color, which is dyed eggs were not chosen by chance. Probably the most common color is red, followed by green, yellow and blue. And what do they mean?
Red = Love, new life, protection from demons
GREEN = Youth, nature, spring, life
Yellow = light, the sun, the golden Association of legends about Christ and the transformation of shell eggs on gold
BLUE = purity, faith, holy water
Trends in coloring eggs
If you want to color the eggs quickly, we do not have to settle for just one classic color and decal. You can actually now easily combine colors without without us created an ugly mixture of colors. Even it may not even be dissolved in water. This will help us to do just gel colors, thanks to which you can color the eggs styles as marble. Normally you only need to use plastic gloves, instill a selected color in my hands and rub them in eggs. After the paint dries procedure can be repeated with a different color. This raises the interesting marble effect where irregularities and peculiarities of color are positive coverage.
Similarly, it is possible to diversify Easter eggs and a modern and luxurious effect red pearl or silver glitter. After coloring the eggs just a few drops drip effect in my hands, rub them in egg and let it dry throughout. And if you do not want to deal with all the colors or have fear of soiling, it is appropriate to use to decorate the so-called shrink slips. Work with them takes a few seconds and the result is perfectly decorated eggs. Chemise is simply slipped onto the egg and then is poured hot water. With higher temperatures shirt clings to eggs and everything is done. Eggs in a shiny shirt with spring design will grace any Easter table.
Easter so they can boldly start, especially when the possibility of decorating and coloring eggs is something for everyone!
Source: tz