EASTER EGG TRADITION AND MORE

In the past, people didn´t eat eggs during Lent (Cuaresma). As a result, following Lent there were always a lot of eggs to eat; too many!. This is the root of the Easter egg tradition. People used to hard-boil the excess eggs, paint them and give them to friends and family. Often, these decorated eggs were hidden and children were asked to find them.

En el pasado, las personas no comían huevos durante la Cuaresma. Tras la misma había siempre muchos huevos para comer, demasiados. Ésta es la base de la tradición de los huevos en Semana Santa. La gente solía cocerlos, pintarlos y se los daba a amigos y familiares. Estos huevos decorados se escondían con frecuencia para que los niños los buscasen.