Why Greeks Dye Eggs Red for Easter
Red eggs for Easter. Credit: Vassilis/CC-BY-SA-2.0
Traditionally, families across Greece dye eggs red on Holy Thursday. Dying eggs red in anticipation of Greek Easter is one of the oldest and most beloved traditions in Greece.
Along with candles, church services, lamb, and the sweet bread tsoureki, eggs that have been tinted with red dye are one of the most iconic symbols of Easter in Greece.
The symbolism of red eggs on Greek Easter
” width=”1080″>The red eggs hold significant religious symbolism, as the color red symbolizes the blood Christ shed on the cross.
This Greek Easter my family will be celebrating not just one person who rose from the dead after the third day, but also my father-in-law who almost died in a barbecue accident.
Last year, when COVID-19 shut down Greek Easter, my father in-law Alex was determined to keep doing the thing he loved the most - getting on the charcoals and preparing his famous souvlaki.
While he prepared the barbecue, he did something that many Greek men do - throwing petrol on hot charcoals to quicken the lighting process. His impatience meant he inadvertently created a mini fire ball that blew back on him and caused a quickly moving flame that begun to spread all over his upper body.
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It may be a small shop in on a quiet Keilor Park street in Melbourne’s north west but Theo’s Greek Cakes has long been a beacon for anyone with a sweet tooth, particularly for those with a hankering for unique Greek confectionaries.
The Theo who lends his name to the shop at 11A Foster’s Road, is Theologos Karanikolas and he draws on a century-long family tradition in the confectionary business on Leros in the Dodecanesse, starting with his grandfather who passed on that knowledge to Mr Karanikolas’ father who, in turn, passed on what he knew to his son.
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