Art or Breakfast ?
Egg decorating is a form of art that has been popular
for thousands of years.
Eggs are not just for eating. With a unique shape that is
smooth and elegant, they're also
perfect for decorating.
___1___ decorating them with bright and beautiful colors,
eggs can be made into little works of art. This is
actually a custom that started
thousands of years ago. Throughout history, eggs have
represented many different
things. The tradition of decorating eggs has often been
used as a way to celebrate the things they
signify.
People first started decorating eggs in ancient Egypt
over 5,000 years ago. To celebrate the coming of the new
year, Egyptians would ___2___ decorated eggs as gifts.
They believed that the eggs would bring good luck
in the year to come.
Many years later, when Christians began
their own tradition of decorating eggs, the practice
took on a whole new
meaning. Christians used the egg as a religious ___3___.
Christians believe that Jesus
rose from the dead,
and the egg is used to represent the
tomb
that he was first placed in.
To this day,
many people still ___4___ egg decorating with this
meaning.
Today, people from all over the world ___5___ the
tradition of decorating eggs. Using paints and
dyes is the most common method. But for
experts, the ___6___
shell can
also be carved. Eggs are sometimes
decorated with beads by having tiny
holes ___7___ into the shell. Ukrainian egg-decorating
uses wax, and the
incredible patterned designs of
Ukrainian eggs are known worldwide. These are some of
the methods that can be used; the rest
is up to the artist and the
egg. |