A bit of history
Before the bright holiday of Easter on a clean Thursdayit is customary to paint eggs with colorful bright colors, link it to the history of our faith. There is a tradition that the disciples of Jesus Christ, after his resurrection, went to different countries with this joyful message. Mary Magdalene ventured to come to the Roman emperor Tiberius, but to come empty-handed was not accepted, and she brought a simple chicken egg - a symbol of life. On the news of the resurrection of Christ, the emperor laughed, pointing out the impossibility of this, as it is impossible for an egg from white to turn into red. After his words, the egg in the hands of Mary Magdalene became red. Therefore, among the flowers in which the Easter eggs are painted, this color predominates.
How to paint eggs correctly
How to paint eggs?This question begins to worry us before Thursday, when it's time to start painting eggs before Easter. The second question is how beautifully to paint eggs? He excites us, because we want to create a real work of art, pleasing us and those who, according to the old tradition, are given eggs. You can limit yourself to uniform coloring in natural or artificial colors, or you can apply a variety of patterns to the eggs, prompted by your imagination.
Let's start with the first one.How to paint eggs? Raw egg is recommended before cooking to be washed in warm soapy water for a more even subsequent staining and dried. To paint already boiled eggs or to paint them during cooking - to choose to you. You can use natural or artificial colors. Red is used for beets, for orange - for onions, for light yellow - for oranges, carrots, lemons, for yellow - walnut shells, birch leaves, for blue - red cabbage, beige for coffee. Cooking with natural ingredients takes 15-30 minutes. Brew for coloring is desirable before the beginning of cooking eggs should be infused (30 min.) In order to make the color more saturated.
A wide variety of saturated bright colorsis presented in food dyes, however, it is necessary to avoid cracking of eggs during cooking, and the ingress of an artificial dye inside. In food colors cooked in a steep egg drops for 10-15 minutes, then dried on a napkin or towel without rubbing. After you learned about how to properly paint eggs, and did so, the finished products can be rubbed with vegetable oil to give them shine.
In addition to continuous solid coloring of eggsthere are creative options for applying a variety of patterns. You can do this in various ways. How to properly paint eggs - we will consider in more detail. It is possible, before dropping the eggs into the dyes, to apply any pattern to their surface with molten wax using a hollow stick. After painting, the wax is carefully removed with a napkin or melted over a candle. After this, there are bright patterns on the painted egg. You can do the opposite, first paint the egg, then apply the pattern, and dye it again, apply the next part of the pattern and repeat the procedure. Thus, you can get multi-colored options. Patterns can be chosen different, for example, with animals or plant motifs, geometric figures, simple drops. You can also paint the eggs with watercolors. To simplify the procedure, it is possible to tie various leaves to the surface of the egg, or to glue the patterns cut from adhesive tape or adhesive paper, making sure that they fit tightly to the shell, then paint, dry and remove the temporary application. Patterns will turn out neat and interesting.
A pattern on a colored egg can also be applied with a sharp object, such as a needle. To do this, it is better to take an egg with a dense skin, painted in a dark color.
Decoration of eggs
To decorate Easter eggs nowthere are many options that give the opportunity to enjoy the creative process. You can decorate eggs with croup, beads, beads, ribbons, laying out various patterns and fixing with PVA glue. Make figurines out of eggs with appliqués. It all depends on your imagination and inspiration. To the process of decorating eggs you can attract all family members, especially children - you will get an exciting and fun creative holiday.
The meaning of the patterns
Pine symbolizes health; oak - strength; dove- the soul; twig - destiny; points, hops and berries - fertility; cream - love; flowers - girlhood. In addition, the inscriptions ХВ (Christ is risen) and religious symbols are used. However, in addition to the standard patterns, you can use any that pleases the eye.
If you paint Easter eggs correctly, the result will give you and your loved ones extra joy on this bright day.
