Vicki K. Black (1 Jul 2004).Welcome to the Church Year: An Introduction to the Seasons of the Episcopal ChurchАрхивная копия от 18 апреля 2017 на Wayback Machine. Church Publishing, Inc. The Christians of this region in Mesopotamia were probably the first to connect the decorating of eggs with the feast of the resurrection of Christ, and by the Middle Ages this practice was so widespread that in some places Easter Day was called Egg Sunday. In parts of Europe, the eggs were dyed red and were then cracked together when people exchanged Easter greetings. Many congregations today continue to have Easter egg hunts for the children after services on Easter Day
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Vicki K. Black (1 Jul 2004).Welcome to the Church Year: An Introduction to the Seasons of the Episcopal ChurchАрхивная копия от 18 апреля 2017 на Wayback Machine. Church Publishing, Inc. The Christians of this region in Mesopotamia were probably the first to connect the decorating of eggs with the feast of the resurrection of Christ, and by the Middle Ages this practice was so widespread that in some places Easter Day was called Egg Sunday. In parts of Europe, the eggs were dyed red and were then cracked together when people exchanged Easter greetings. Many congregations today continue to have Easter egg hunts for the children after services on Easter Day
