How to dye eggs for Easter: use natural dyes. We use ready-made dyeing kits for coloring eggs

Preparing for Easter, every housewife must paint eggs. Where did this tradition come from and why are eggs painted on Easter?

Legend has it that for the first time Mary Magdalene gave a painted egg to the emperor of Rome for Easter. But this egg was not simple, it was painted red, symbolizing the blood that Christ shed in the name of mankind. On the scarlet egg, only two symbols of H.V. were inscribed, which meant Christ is Risen! It was from that very egg that the custom of painting eggs for Easter began.

How to color eggs for Easter? Myths and reality.

The most common way to color eggs is with food coloring. Fast, convenient, but not always safe for health, especially if the dye is purchased from the hands. The safest method is dyeing eggs with natural dyes. There are many different methods described on the Internet, but not all of them are effective.

Below I will describe my experiments, how you can really color eggs and what methods are a waste of time.

How to dye eggs with onion skins

Even our grandmothers and great-grandmothers dyed eggs with onion peel, modern women also prefer this method.

Coloring eggs with onion skins:
- We collect onion peel in advance. The more onion skins we have, the better.
- Fill the husk with water and put on fire. Cook covered over low heat for at least half an hour. For color intensity, you can boil longer.
- Cool the broth, filter. You can prepare onion broth in advance.
- We take raw eggs, fill them with a decoction of onion peel so that they are completely covered with natural paint.
- Boil the eggs as usual for 7-10 minutes. Cooking longer is not advisable, because with prolonged heat treatment, eggs lose their beneficial nutritional properties.
- Boiled eggs of a beautiful orange color are laid out on a plate. When the eggs have cooled, rub them with vegetable oil to shine.

Benefits of dyeing eggs with onion skins: absolutely harmless to the body. In this way, eggs can be dyed from light yellow to intense red-brown. The saturation of the color depends on the concentration of the decoction. The decoction of onion peel itself is prepared very simply.

Flaws: not known.

Conclusion: The method works, it is cheap and reliable.

P.S. I like to experiment, to check everything on my own experience. So I decided to dye the eggs with blue onions, it is also called Crimean, it has a blue-violet husk. I expected the eggs to turn blue or purple, but as the experiment showed, the eggs turned brown with a slight purple tint. So, I think it’s better to paint eggs for Easter with an ordinary onion, although ... for a change, you can also use blue))))

How to dye eggs with coffee

To be honest, I doubted whether coffee eggs could be dyed. As it turned out, yes, you can, and it turns out very well. So, I'm telling you how to paint eggs in this way.

Coloring eggs with natural coffee:
- Pour natural ground coffee into a saucepan, fill with water. For a glass of water, I took 4 teaspoons of coffee with a slide. For a more intense color, you can take more.
- Bring the coffee to a boil, reduce the heat so that it does not boil away and cook for 10 minutes over low heat.
- Strain the coffee and let it cool down.
- Pour the cooled coffee over the eggs. The coffee should completely cover the eggs. We put on fire.
- Boil the eggs over low heat for 7-10 minutes.
- Carefully remove, put on a plate with a napkin. Thanks to the napkin, which quickly absorbs moisture, dark spots do not form on the bottom of the eggs.

Benefits of dyeing coffee eggs: natural, completely harmless dye. Eggs can be dyed from light coffee to dark coffee, depending on the saturation of the solution.

Flaws: much more expensive than onion skins.

Conclusion: the method works, the coffee extract lays down quite evenly. Experimented with instant coffee. It also works, but not such a beautiful and even color.

How to dye eggs with chokeberry juice

I read about the fact that Easter eggs can be painted with berry juice on the Internet, and I immediately wanted to check this method to see if it really works. And I started with chokeberry.

Coloring eggs with juice:
- We take out frozen chokeberry berries from the freezer. Defrost.
- Press the rowan with a fork to release the juice from the berries.
- Pour raw eggs with water, add crushed fruits of chokeberry. The liquid should completely cover the eggs.
- Hard boil eggs. At the same time, rowan berries color the water in a dark lilac color. Eggs take paint weakly.
- Put the boiled eggs on a plate. As you can see in the photo, the eggs are blue-lilac in color.

Advantages: natural way, completely harmless.

Flaws: weak and uneven coloration. If cracks appear during cooking, then the protein also turns blue, it turns out not very appetizing. It is better to prepare the most useful chokeberry tincture from berries.

Conclusion: You can dye eggs with chokeberry juice. True, blue-violet eggs with awesome streaks are more suitable for Halloweenthan Easter.

Despite the not very good result of painting eggs with chokeberry juice, I still did not lose heart and decided to experiment with blackberries. And, lo and behold, everything worked out!

Coloring eggs with blackberry juice:
- Since the summer we freeze blackberries. On the eve of Easter, we take out the blackberries from the freezer. Defrost.
- We press the blackberry with a fork, then fill it with water and cook for 15-20 minutes. For every 200 ml. water I took a hundred grams of blackberries.
- Strain the broth, cool.
- Degrease the eggs before painting. Boil eggs in blackberry juice.
- Carefully remove the cooked eggs. We make sure that there are no smudges on the eggs, because the blackberry juice continues to color the eggs even after cooking.
- To get stripes on the egg, pour some juice into the egg holder, carefully place the egg itself and leave it for a few minutes. Then reduce the liquid level and repeat the operation again.

Advantages: a natural way of dyeing eggs, completely harmless.

Flaws: quite difficult to achieve a uniform coating.

Conclusion: blackberries perfectly paint eggs, allows you to create interesting effects.

How to dye eggs with beet juice

From personal experience, everyone knows that beetroot colors meat, potatoes, and eggs in borscht. Therefore, it is quite logical to assume that beetroot juice is suitable for painting eggs for Easter. Is it so? Judge for yourself.

Coloring eggs with beetroot juice:
- Take one large beetroot or several small ones. Choose dark roots.
- Peel off the skin. We cut into plates or straws.
- Boil the beetroot in a small amount of water to get a rich beetroot broth.
- We filter the broth, cool.
- Wash raw eggs thoroughly, you can use dish soap.
- Boil the eggs in beetroot broth for 10 minutes, then put the eggs on a plate.

Advantages: relatively cheap. You can dye eggs in borscht)))

Flaws: the eggs are pale.

Conclusion: the result does not live up to expectations.

Can you dye eggs with cherry juice?

I heard about this method of painting eggs for Easter for a long time, I wanted to try everything, but there was no fresh cherry. This year, I froze cherries on purpose to conduct an experiment.

Dyeing eggs with cherry juice:
- We get frozen cherries from the freezer. Defrost. I took 12 cherries for each egg.
- We crush the defrosted cherries with a fork, remove the seeds.
- We take raw eggs, fill them with water, add juice and cherry pulp. We make sure that the liquid level is above the level of the eggs.
- Hard boil eggs. Despite the bright color of the compote, the eggs are painted very weakly.
- We remove the finished eggs from hot water, cool.

Advantages: natural ingredients.

Flaws: Eggs are practically not painted.

Conclusion: the result is unstable, depending on the variety and ripeness of the cherries. It is better to cook cherry jam or delicious compote from cherries, and paint the eggs with onion peel.

According to church traditions, Easter eggs are painted only on Maundy Thursday, this is the last Thursday before the great holiday.

To prevent the eggs from bursting during cooking, you must do the following. Take the eggs out of the fridge for an hour or more to bring them to room temperature. Add one tablespoon of salt to the water. We put the eggs in water at room temperature, and then put on fire.

To make the paint on the eggs lie more evenly, before painting, degrease the surface of the eggs with vodka or wash the eggs with soapy water. To make the eggs shine and the colors more intense, rub the eggs with sunflower oil the next day after painting.

How to make a pattern on eggs

There is an opinion that if you wrap eggs with thick knitting threads, braid, or simply attach a flower or parsley leaf, then wrap the egg in cheesecloth and boil it in dye, you will get a beautiful painted egg.

Honestly, not everything is as simple as it seems at first glance. The paint quickly soaks the threads and fabric, coloring the egg. Leaves and flowers also depart, skipping paint. Perhaps the one hundred and twenty-fifth attempt will be successful, but usually there is no time for experiments before Easter. Therefore, to make a print on the egg, we use strong electrical tape that sticks well.

How to make a print:
- Degrease the surface of the eggs.
- To get a picture, we sculpt pieces of electrical tape on the egg. Carefully press the tape so that the edges stick properly.
- Boil eggs in dye. Onion skins or coffee give a good result.
- Remove hard-boiled eggs from hot water and place on a plate.
- When the eggs are cool, remove the stickers.

Meanings of symbols on Easter eggs

Pine symbolizes health
Oak leaf or oak tree symbolizes strength
Any berries symbolize fertility
Plum symbolizes love
Hop cones symbolize fertility
Flowers - a symbol of girlhood
The mesh on the Easter egg is a symbol of fate
Yellow mesh - a symbol of the sun
Dots - fertility. And the more points, the more fertility

When painting eggs, you can come up with your own drawings and patterns, and it is important to do this with joy and an open mind, because Easter eggs are not just a tradition, they are a symbol that conveys our emotions, energy and wishes.

Original Easter eggs

Eggs can be painted by hand. When my son was still small, we painted eggs with honey watercolors. Yes, with this method, the drawing does not last long and loses its shape when wet, but how much joy the child has)))
Also, for painting eggs, you can use school gouache, which has been tested for safety for children.

Eggs can not only be dyed, they can be wrapped in colored foil or appliquéd using plain colored paper. Colored confetti are great for this.

The most important spring Christian holiday is Easter. And this is an excellent opportunity to develop your creative abilities, because painting eggs and giving them individuality is an integral process in preparation for the Bright Resurrection of Christ. There are many different ways to decorate, thanks to which everyone can make their Easter basket one and only.

How to dye Easter eggs with onion skins

Old, but reliable, safe and time-tested way. The color of the resulting eggs is red or brown, as well as all kinds of shades.

You will need:

• eggs;
• onion peel;
• water;
• salt;
• vegetable oil;
• pot.

Cooking

1. Remove the eggs from the refrigerator before cooking to bring them to room temperature.
2. Add the onion peel to the pan and pour boiling water into it.
3. After 2-3 hours, lightly salt the water and carefully place the required number of eggs there.
4. Boil water together with onion peel and eggs, and then cook for 12 minutes over low heat.
5. After the water has cooled, remove the eggs with a spoon and dry them with a paper towel or napkin.
6. To add shine, grease the eggs with vegetable oil, wipe the excess oil with a napkin.

We paint eggs for Easter with beets

Another popular natural dye is beets. Thanks to this product, eggs can be dyed in a range of colors from soft pink to maroon.

The three most popular tricks used by experienced housewives when painting eggs with beets:

1. Place hard-boiled eggs in freshly squeezed beetroot juice. By leaving the eggs in the refrigerator overnight after this, darker shades can be achieved.
2. Peel the beetroot, grate it on a large grater and pour a small amount of water over it. Boil for 10 minutes, before adding 1 teaspoon of vinegar. Put hard-boiled eggs into this liquid. The color depends on the duration of the eggs in such a decoction, the longer - the darker. You can grate the beets on a small grater. Rub the hard-boiled eggs with the resulting “porridge” and leave it like that. After a long stay in this state, they will acquire a dark red color.
3. Boil the eggs at the same time as the beets. In this case, the eggs will change color to pink. To do this, the beets must be grated or cut into pieces, pour boiling water, bring to a boil, boil the broth. Next, boil the eggs as in onion skins (see above).

How to dye Easter eggs with coffee

Compared to the two previous methods, the coffee staining option is much less popular, despite the fact that this method does not require any additional steps.

To dye eggs with coffee, all you need is:

• 1 teaspoon of insoluble coffee;
• boiling water.

Proportions: for 1 egg - 1 tablespoon of brewed coffee.

Cooking

1. Pour the required amount of coffee into the ladle and pour boiling water over it.
2. Bring the resulting mixture to a boil and cook over low heat for 5-10 minutes.
3. Put pre-boiled eggs into the paint container.
4. Pour hot coffee and leave for half an hour. Over time, they will acquire a beautiful brown tint.

Coloring Easter eggs with turmeric

Turmeric, which is used in cooking, can be used to dye Easter eggs yellow. This painting has several advantages. The main ones are comparative cheapness, safety and guaranteed availability on sale.

You will need:

• eggs;
• a bag of turmeric;
• water.

Cooking

1. Add turmeric to a pot of water, put it on fire.
2. Wait until boiling. Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Cool the resulting solution and then put pre-washed eggs into it.
4. Boil the eggs for 8-12 minutes, then take them out and cool. Decorate with stickers if desired.

Coloring Easter eggs with greenery

Despite the widespread belief that it is absolutely impossible to paint eggs with brilliant green, this is not true. On the contrary, painting with brilliant green in most cases will be much safer than if it was done with dubious commercial dyes.

In order to paint the shell green, you will need:

• eggs;
• brilliant green;
• water;
• gloves.

Cooking

1. Pour water into a saucepan. Put eggs in there.
2. Put on gloves. Add a couple of drops of greenery to the water. Depending on the desired color, the amount of greenery can be increased.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of salt. Cook until tender (about 10 minutes).
4. Drain the water. Dry the eggs with a napkin, grease each egg with vegetable oil, remove excess fat with a napkin.

How to dye Easter eggs with hibiscus tea

Hibiscus infusion is not only very tasty and healthy. It turns out that they can paint eggs for Easter. As a result of the interaction of hibiscus with eggshells, a light blue color will turn out, if overexposed - gray.

What you need to color eggs in hibiscus:

• eggs;
• salt;
• soda;
• water;
• hibiscus.

Cooking

1. Remove the eggs from the refrigerator in advance and rinse them well.
2. Boil the eggs by putting them in a saucepan and leave for 8-10 minutes after boiling. Salt the water.
3. Pour hibiscus tea into a convenient bowl and brew with boiling water. Proportions - 250 ml of boiling water for 3 teaspoons.
4. Strain the resulting broth.
5. Put the boiled eggs in such a way that the liquid completely covers them.
6. Remove the eggs after 3-5 minutes and let them cool.

The procedure can be repeated until the desired shade is achieved.

Marble Easter eggs: how to paint

Marble eggs are called, which were painted at the same time with the help of onion peel and brilliant green.

Ingredients:

• eggs;
• 50 gr. onion peel;
• a few drops of greenery;
• 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil;
• 1 liter of water;
• 1 tablespoon of salt;
• a piece of gauze;
• egg cooker.

Cooking

1. Chop the onion peel as finely as possible and place on a plate.
2. Pour eggs in cold water in a saucepan.
3. Remove the eggs one at a time and, when wet, roll in chopped husks.
4. Carefully place each egg on cheesecloth and tie in a knot, cut off the tip.
5. Pour water into a saucepan, pour greenery, add one tablespoon of salt.
6. Put the eggs in the husk under the water with brilliant green so that they can be clearly seen.
7. Put on the stove and boil the eggs until cooked.
8. Rinse boiled colored eggs, do not cool.
9. Remove gauze with husks from eggs and wash again.
10. Dry the eggs by laying them out on a cloth. Grate the resulting krashenki to a shine with vegetable oil.

In general, the ways of decorating and coloring Easter can be quite different. One thing unites them: such work, especially in the family circle, can charge the mood for a long period of time. It is mainly interesting to do this with the realization that you are preparing for one of the most important Orthodox and bright days of the year - Easter.

Every Easter, many people paint eggs, but some of us do not even think why and what is it for? It looks interesting, unusual and just beautiful.

Why are eggs painted for Easter?

Tradition says that after the resurrection of Christ, as a gift that symbolized this miracle, Mary Magdalena decided to present an egg to the Roman emperor Tiberius.

But the emperor did not believe her, and said that a person cannot be resurrected, just as a white egg cannot turn red. At that very moment, the egg turned red.

Despite the fact that today Easter eggs are dyed in all sorts of colors, it is red that is the main, traditional color that personifies life and victory.

According to the icon-painting tradition, the risen Christ is depicted surrounded by radiance in the form of an oval. As you can already guess, the shape of the egg is similar to this figure.

The tradition of dyeing eggs

If you delve deeper into history, you can find out that for a long time it was bird eggs that were a symbol of rebirth, life. The tradition of dyeing eggs is very ancient, and came to Europe from Ancient Egypt and China.

It is also worth mentioning that, according to the legend, Christ resurrected after the Jewish Passover, and it, in turn, was established in honor of the liberation of the Israeli people from Egyptian slavery.

On this holiday, believers give each other eggs painted in different colors, as a symbol of the Resurrection.

From the very beginning it is worth noting that before starting to color the eggs, it would not be superfluous to degrease them. To do this, you just need to thoroughly wash the eggs in a solution of baking soda.

So that when boiling eggs do not crack and spread, you need to follow a few simple rules:

Do not boil eggs immediately after taking them out of the refrigerator. First you need to leave them to "warm up" at room temperature for 30 minutes.

It is advisable to add a generous pinch of salt to the water in which you will boil the eggs, which will not allow the eggs to leak out, even if they crack.

In order for the food coloring to evenly cover the egg, you need to wipe the eggs with soapy water or alcohol before dyeing them. In case you are using special paints, try adding a small amount of vinegar to the water to avoid streaks.

To give the eggs a bright color, place them in a coloring solution and refrigerate overnight.

How to color eggs

Method 1. Onion peel

You will need:

Eggs

onion peel

Boiling water

1. Wash the onion skins.

2. Put the husk in hot water and boil for 30 minutes.

3. Now you need to strain the broth and put boiled eggs in it.

4. Hold the eggs in this broth until they are colored.

5. Take out the dyed eggs and rub them with vegetable oil, which will give them a shine.

The color depends on the amount of husk used - from light yellow to red-brown. If you use red onion husks, you can color the eggs purple.

Method 2. Coloring with shreds

You will need:

Eggs

Colored faded threads (can be replaced with shreds)

Gauze (can be replaced with a nylon stocking)

1. Wrap each egg with thread or pieces of cloth and secure everything by wrapping it in gauze.

2. Pour warm water over the eggs and bring the water to a boil.

Method 3. Drawing on the egg

You will need:

Eggs

parsley leaves

Pieces of fabric

1. Moisten a few parsley leaves with plain water and wrap them around the egg.

2. Wrap a shedding piece of fabric over the parsley.

3. Secure everything with gauze.

4. Boil for about 10-15 minutes.

5. Cool the eggs and remove the cloth. You should have an imprint of a parsley leaf.

Method 4. Color with fruit / vegetable juice

You can try dyeing Easter eggs with regular fruit or vegetable juices (carrots, beets, etc.).

You will need:

boiled eggs

Vegetables or fruits

Just rub the egg with beet or carrot juice. It doesn't get easier.

Method 5. Paint with birch leaves

You will need:

Eggs

Birch leaves (regular or dry)

1. From birch leaves you need to make a decoction. You need to insist about 30 minutes.

2. Place the eggs in the broth and boil them for 10 minutes, after which they must be removed and cooled.

After this method of staining, the eggs may acquire a yellow or golden color.

If you want to eat, you can, before placing the eggs in the broth, tie a birch leaf to each, then tie it with nylon and then cook for the specified time.

Method 6. Color with food coloring

You will need:

Eggs

food coloring

Read the instructions on the food coloring package carefully. Following it, prepare the paint and place the eggs in it for the specified time.

When you start to take the eggs out, blot them with a paper towel.

Method 7. How to color an egg in 2 colors

You will need:

Eggs

Food colorings

1. Following the instructions, dilute the paints you need.

2. First, try to evenly color the eggs with a light shade of paint.

3. Take out the dyed eggs and dry them on a paper towel.

4. Next, using a special holder (or fingers, but very carefully), dip each egg halfway into another diluted paint, a brighter (or contrasting) shade. Hold the egg in this paint until it is colored.

5. It remains only to dry on a towel.

Method 8. Paint with ink

You will need:

Eggs

rags

Ink

Pipette

1. Wash the egg, wrap it with a rag and tie it with a thread.

2. Prepare the ink and pour a few drops over the top using a dropper. Dip the eggs in a pot of warm water and boil them for 10 minutes after boiling.

3. Take out the eggs and leave them to dry and cool. Next, remove the rag.

Method 9. We paint with food paints

You will need:

Eggs

tassel

Paints

You can use white eggs, or you can paint them in any color, after which, using a brush and food paints, apply any pattern or pattern.

Do not forget after the paint has dried, grease the egg with vegetable oil.

Method 10. Decorate with rice

You will need:

Eggs

Rice

Gauze

1. Wet the eggs.

2. Roll them in dry rice and wrap in cheesecloth.

3. Now you need to boil the eggs in onion skins.

4. Remove and dry the eggs, removing all the rice from them. You should end up with a dotted pattern.

Method 11. Marble eggs

You will need:

Eggs

Gauze

onion peel

Zelenka

Salt

1. Dip the egg in a bowl of water.

2. Prepare the husk and roll the egg in it, in some places you can force it to "glue".

3. Put the egg on the cheesecloth and sprinkle some more husk on it.

4. Wrap the egg in cheesecloth and tie tightly.

5. You can get rid of excess.

6. Put the workpieces into the water, adding salt to the container.

7. Now add brilliant green.

8. When the water boils, cook for another 7 minutes.

9. After boiling, rinse the eggs under running water.

10. Remove gauze and peel.

11. Rinse again.

12. Dry and, if desired, rub the egg with vegetable oil to add shine.

How else can you dye eggs

.For golden color you need to add 2-3 tablespoons of turmeric to hot water and boil until an intense color is obtained.

.For pink you need to soak the eggs in cranberry or beetroot juice.

.For purple you need to put in the water where the eggs are boiled, a few violets, the husks of sunflower seeds (not fried) or elderberries and blueberries.

.For blue prepare 2 heads of red cabbage, which must first be finely chopped. Also add 500 ml of water and 6 tablespoons of white vinegar to the head of cabbage. Then just leave it overnight.

.For green color when boiling eggs, add spinach, nettle leaves, lily of the valley, ash or buckthorn bark.

.For red color dip peeled beets, blueberries or bird cherry berries in boiling water.

.For dark brown eggs need to be boiled in 250 ml of coffee.

.For yellow dip the eggs with the bark of a young wild apple tree, walnut shell, chamomile or saffron flowers into hot water.

How to Decorate Easter Eggs: Thermal Labels

To use special thermal labels for decorating Easter eggs, you must first cut them in half.

Put the egg on a spoon and dip in boiling water for 1-2 minutes. Due to the high temperature, the label will wrap around the egg neatly over its entire surface, except for the bottom and top, which you can freely, if you wish, decorate with various small Easter-themed stickers.

How to decorate eggs for Easter: Drawing

To apply a beautiful drawing, you can use stencils, such as leaves cut out of paper, or some figures. Just attach the stencil to the egg and tie tightly with gauze, after which, place it in the dye.

You can also attach the cut out pictures to the egg using a starch paste.

If you want to make a striped egg, put some rubber bands, thick fabric ribbons, or tape on it.

How to decorate eggs for Easter

Here are some helpful tips related to the colors you are going to dye your eggs with:

Black color symbolizes grief. You can decorate a black egg with a bright pattern symbolizing the diversity of life;

The white color symbolizes destiny being built in heaven;

The image of a pine tree means health;

The pattern in the form of a grid means fate;

The image of a dove is a symbol of the soul;

The image of an oak symbolizes strength;

The dots on the egg, as well as the image of the berry, are a symbol of fertility.

Multi-colored eggs have long been an integral part of Easter. This bright, cheerful holiday was created to bring people together, give joy and fill everything around with comfort. Easter has an ancient history, many of its traditions are filled with special meaning. If you want to learn more about this and have fun, you should definitely figure out how to paint eggs for Easter with your own hands (you will find interesting and beautiful ideas in the article).

It would seem that what is special about how to paint eggs for Easter with your own hands, we will consider interesting and beautiful ideas in more detail in the article below. It is enough to boil a simple egg, then cool it and take paints. Choosing a pattern or just covering it completely in one color is also beautiful. And what is the deeper meaning here? Why are beautiful eggs so important for Easter? After all, their internal component will not change from the beauty of the shell, will there be the same boiled eggs? Traditions for many years, however, like Easter itself.

Why you should paint eggs

Here it is worth recalling the history of the holiday itself. What is Easter dedicated to? Interestingly, the Easter egg for Christianity is part of the symbols of the Holy Sepulcher, which conceals the secret of eternal life. Once in Palestine, people were buried in caves, closing the entrances with stone after the end of the funeral ceremonies. The stone was rolled off before being placed inside the deceased, then put back.

According to legend, the stone that closed the tomb of Jesus was somewhat reminiscent of an egg. Everyone knows that eggs hide new life under their shells, so eggs and dyed ones are an extra reminder of the miraculous, impossible Resurrection of Jesus, as the victory of life over a gloomy and sinister death. More often than not, eggs are dyed red, even scarlet.

Therefore, the most beautiful Easter eggs are considered to be with a red pattern or just red. Traditions say that Mary Magdalene, shortly after the resurrection of Christ, somehow appeared to Tiberius, the former emperor, to convey a wonderful message. Most likely, the emperor had already heard about miracles, but did not attach much importance. In ancient times, any visitor to the emperor had to bring gifts to him, Mary took the egg and held it out, saying: “Christ is Risen!” this is how people of relatives and acquaintances congratulate on Easter now. The emperor nodded at the color of the egg and replied that it was white and not red at all.

An egg can't change colors, and that's how the dead don't rise again. Suddenly, the egg turned red. It is interesting that painted eggs are mentioned for the first time on the scrolls of the tenth century, which means that the tradition is really many centuries old. In the past, the Romans considered the egg a symbol of new life.

Egg coloring, ancient methods

Previously, of course, there were no artificial dyes, people isolated the paint in a natural way, using improvised means. Painted eggs for Easter had several varieties.

For example, an egg dyed in one, any color without drawings was called krashanka or krashenka (also galunka). Onion skins were often used, giving a beautiful terracotta shade, also a shade of yellow.

Eggs with some kind of ornament were called pysanky, as painted. They had to be painted only raw and then you can’t eat it, as you boil it, without damaging the drawing. Pysanky, alas, were brought as a tribute to art, although the then paints for eggs were quite safe for use.

Now eggs for Easter can be dyed either with special food paints, or with ordinary watercolors (if it is not supposed to be eaten later), or take stickers.

Traditionally, girls or women prepared krashenki for Easter, taught girls. Everyone in the Balkans dyed eggs, even Muslims, they also willingly accepted gifts from neighbors - Christians, this was not considered shameful to them. Although Islam forbids celebrating "foreign" holidays.

The Church devotes the custom of coloring eggs to a special day, which consists of Holy Week - this is Thursday, also Good Friday, or maybe Saturday.

Catholics willingly paint eggs for Easter with their own hands, then give them or eat them themselves. Interestingly, they can give not only ordinary eggs, but also sweet chocolate ones.

In addition to the usual ones, eggs were made of wood, later porcelain or glass, painted with gold and beautiful precious stones. It's easier to keep them that way, as tradition dictates. You should not try so hard when decoupage eggs, so that you can quickly eat them later, though the usual ones cannot be saved for a long time.

gradient effect

It's a beautiful, gradual transition of colors. Interestingly, decoupage or, more simply, decorating eggs with food coloring is quite simple. Dilute the chosen dye in a small glass of water, then carefully place the egg there. Wait 10-20 minutes, you're done. The intensity of the color can be controlled by the concentration of the dye. How to decorate eggs for Easter more interesting? Add a gradient effect.

Take a small ladle or sieve. Gently immerse the egg in the diluted paint, hold for 3 minutes, while constantly lifting it slightly, lower it again lower. Then raise to about half, hold for about 5-6 minutes, lower again and for the remaining 10 minutes keep only the lower part of the egg immersed in the dye. You don't even need complicated decor!

striped eggs

Coloring Easter eggs without using a brush or pencil? Easily. Dilute several glasses of the selected color, just let the concentration become different. Then alternately submerge the eggs, each time to a different level.

The decor of the same color looks beautiful, just different concentrations.

painted eggs

Of course, monotony is good and looks beautiful, but painting Easter eggs, inventing your own decor, is much more interesting. Any pencil or gouache will do, the main thing is to take a soft lead.

Sometimes the outline of an egg is used to create a composition, but more often the drawings are quite simple. The church does not limit the imagination, you can draw any thing, more often these are spring motifs, flowers, eyes or leaves. Pictures look more beautiful on a colored, plain background.

Lace eggs

It is not necessary to draw the decor manually, many drawings can be made with improvised means, just remember about the holes! For example, how to make an exquisite lace pattern.

First, wrap your egg in a piece of lace fabric, then holding it by the tail, lower it completely into a glass with already diluted paint. Wait 10-11 minutes. Then carefully remove the cloth and let the egg dry. Ready.

Any stencils will give a similar effect for Easter, the main thing is to make sure that they fit snugly against the round surface of the egg, then the pattern will not be smeared.

sequins

The dye for eggs is also varied, it looks beautiful, you can supplement it with patterns or sparkles, why not? You can easily buy them at a cosmetic or hardware store. There are loose sequins used in makeup or manicure, there are larger sequins, they are taken to decorate fabrics, they are embroidered with them. Only painting eggs and Easter with similar loose material requires care. Make sure that the sparkles do not fall into the plate later, because they cannot be eaten.

However, such sparkles can be replaced with delicious small balls, such sweets are sold in confectionery departments. They are also beautiful and bright, though they do not shine.

To attach the selected material, use glue, and preferably protein, after smearing the egg. They look beautiful on a finished colored background, then painting the eggs should precede the sparkles.

They painted it, waited until it was completely dry, then covered the selected areas of the egg with glue or protein and gently dipped it in the sparkles scattered on the saucer. Shake off excess and put somewhere to dry. Ready.

sprinkles

Yes, the mentioned multi-colored balls. They are safe and can be eaten. They are more often used to decorate delicious Easter cakes, but they will also be used for Easter eggs. Decoupage of such eggs is a pleasure, because the coloring does not spend much time.

You can simply coat the egg with protein, then carefully roll it out in a bowl with sprinkles already scattered. Such beauty does not require separate drawings! And the colors are warm, bright, real spring hues.

Drawings

Of course, alas, not everyone can be an artist. Therefore, many people, thinking about how to beautifully paint an egg for Easter, do not trust their own skills too much. They are looking for ready-made stencils, remembering the technique of painting, for example, windows for the New Year or deriving a new dye for eggs, mixing different colors.

Curious drawings can give a simple tape or tape! First, dilute the selected paint, then arm yourself with tape or electrical tape. Stick it neatly on the egg, estimating the outlines of the future pattern. Then dip the eggs in your paint, hold for the desired 10-15 minutes. Everything, now you need to wait until it dries and carefully remove the electrical tape (adhesive tape). Coloring eggs is not difficult at all.

It is so easy to make some letter or several letters on the egg, in the husk. You will get cute themed eggs, which is how dyeing regular eggs for Easter has become a part of many cultures.

Threads

They create interesting color transitions, beautiful drawings, and do not spend a lot of effort. Of course, Easter uses such eggs only as an element of decor, because it is difficult to break them, sometimes it is too pitiful.

Take different threads (mulina is better, they are soft and fit well), coat the PVA egg, then wrap it carefully, avoiding gaps. An alternative to the usual coloring of eggs. However, you can partially wrap them, leaving gaps that you can then decorate with either drawings or glue glitter.

patterns

Of course, the eye involuntarily stops on the husk with patterns, and some are painted in such a way that they seem to be part of art. It's easy to achieve this. Arm yourself with a felt-tip pen and carefully, carefully redraw the pattern you like.

It is not necessary to alternate colors or take care of a colored background, painting with one black or blue, red marker on a natural, white background also looks spectacular.

Mosaic

It looks very beautiful, almost like marble eggs for Easter. Achieving the look like in the selected photo is easy: just beat your egg gently with a spoon first, then soak it inside the dye.

Speckled

Small points are also easy to provide. Take gauze, tightly wrap the egg with it, then boil it, only in the selected dye. Then carefully remove the gauze. Ready.

Yes, most of the ways to decorate eggs are easy and affordable, although some people prefer ready-made Easter stickers. There are beautiful, thematic drawings, and before use it is enough to peel off.

White patterns already on a painted egg can be easily and safely applied with powdered sugar. Dilute it with a drop of water so that the mixture comes out homogeneous, thick. Take a special confectionery syringe. That's it, paint the eggs, the main thing is to choose a dark colored background so that the white patterns look brighter.