10 Things You Didn’t Know About Easter

Egyptian Egg Beliefs

Much like the Olde English and Celtic beliefs of the rabbits being a sign of fertility, the Egyptians believed that the egg was a symbol of birth and life. They believed that the Earth had hatched from an egg and they would even bury family members with colored eggs in their tombs. This egg worship spread to other cultures in the world where they would color eggs and use them for egg hunts, this then spread more.