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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Um, while associated with Easter, eggs/egg hunts are not part of any official religious Easter celebration. So, I think you could just relax and let the kids have fun.[/quote]

Ummnmm. Easter is a religious holiday, and eggs/egg hunts are indeed part of church sponsored religious celebrations. So, I think you could try not centering yourself and policing people who are not Christian from worrying about religion in public schools. Yikes![/quote]

Throughout history, people across the world have given each other eggs at spring festivals to mark the seasons -- completely unrelated to any religion. Eggs represent new life and rebirth of life in Spring when many animals lay eggs and many lambs, etc are birthed.

Yes, early Christians in Mesopotamia dyed eggs in the period after Easter and the Orthodox Churches continued this, and from there it spread into Western Europe. It is an ancient custom, like many others that was absorbed into Easter celebrations, but is not in and of itself religious. It was not and is not actually a religious-based practice, just an old tradition kept alive by various religions and reflects springtime moreso than anything religious.[/quote]

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