Chika Decorates Easter Eggs

An Ancient Tradition

April 3, 2010

Decorating eggs for Easter is an ancient tradition and one that has been a part of my life since I was a baby.

In fact in my Father's old home movies there is a shot of me sitting in my high chair at the kitchen table while my parents dyed eggs for my first Easter (actually it was my second Easter as I was born in April a couple of days before Easter and the next year Easter came in March so I celebrated Easter twice before I was a year old).

Dying Easter eggs is a tradition that I continued with my own children. While the four of them are pretty much grown with the youngest now 21, my middle son who is finishing college and still lives at home (although rarely here) continues to look forward to dying eggs each year.

Boiled eggs drying on kitchen counter

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Chika Joins in the Tradition

This year, being our dog Chika's first Easter with us, we included her in the activity.

Although she was no more adept at dying eggs than she was at helping me write Hubs for my recent 30 Hubs in 30 Days effort, she did do what she does best and that is posing for pictures.

Chika's Introduction to Dying Easter Eggs

Getting the dyes ready

Attempting to lick the color off the egg as it comes out of the dye

Admiring her work

Posing with a decorated Ostrich Egg Shell

Amazed at the number of eggs that were dyed

Posing with eggs and candy in Easter Basket (not hers)

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Links to My Other Easter Hubs

Eggs and Easter
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Easter Eggs
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The Origins of the Easter Rabbit
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Why the Date of Easter Changes Each Year
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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