|St. Mary Magdalene holding a red Easter egg| In the United
States, it is common for children (and even adults) to partake
in an Easter egg hunt as part of the Easter Sunday celebrations.
In other parts of the world, the Easter egg tradition is
incorporated not through games but through the blessing of eggs
by the parish priest. Indeed, even in the secular world, the
Easter egg could be the most prominent symbol used for the
“holiday season”. But what is the origin of the Easter egg? The
egg as a symbol of the Resurrection Probably the most well known
explanation of the Easter egg today is the symbolic
representation of the Resurrection. As the egg appears to be
lifeless, yet holds much life within itself; so too, the tomb
appeared to be utterly lifeless, but from it Christ arose. Of
course, we mention here that there is a great difference in the
way a chick comes forth from the egg and the way Christ came
forth from the tomb – for our Savior walked through the walls of
the sealed tomb. St. Mary Magdalene and