Man decorates tree, 10,000 Easter eggs

WPTV.com ^ | March 23, 2013 | staff reporter

[Daffynition]

Pensioner Volker Kraft stands in front of his apple tree, which he and his family have decorated with 10,000 Easter eggs on March 24, 2013 in Saalfeld, Germany.

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[Daffynition]

How delightful!

[Mr. Impatient]

I was going to post "Dude has WAY too much time on his hands.", but then I saw that he was an old man, so I shall applaud his dedication.

*clapclapclapclap*

[Daffynition]

47 X years = *clapclapclapclap*

[Daffynition]

[Revolting cat!]

[ClearCase_guy]

Is this a German thing? I’ve seen some people decorate (small) trees with easter eggs, but I do not think it is terribly common in the USA — at least in my area. I assume it is a cultural/ethnic tradition of some kind.

[Daffynition]

http://fullhomelydivinity.org/eggs.htm

Some say the egg was a pagan symbol, promoted by the Germans [who gave us the Christmas tree]. We have a few *egg trees* here in NE...but they are mostly made of plastic eggs [ how Mr.Kraft got started.]

**Christianity inherited this rich natural symbolic tradition. However, the great spring festival of Easter, the Christian Passover, added a new meaning to the symbolism of the egg, for just as the hard shell of the egg is broken open so that new life can emerge, so was the rock-hewn tomb of Jesus broken open when he rose from the dead on the third day. Ancient cultures saw the egg as a symbol of the rebirth of nature, but Christians came to see it as a symbol of the rebirth of mankind.

It is often the case when symbols carry over from an old context to a new one that the symbols retain aspects of their former appearance. Christians were not the first to color and decorate eggs, but when they adopted the egg as a symbol of the resurrection, they needed new traditions, new explanations for symbols which had acquired a new meaning. These explanations are rarely found in Scripture. More often than not, they are glosses on Scripture. They are almost always rich and reverent extensions of canonical accounts, adding a layer of personal detail so that the symbolism of the egg not only has theological content, but has the effect of putting the recipient of an egg into the middle of the sacred story. The basic stories have many variations. Various cultures have their particular versions.**

[Revolting cat!]

Equal time for those of us who believe that chickens came first!

[Daffynition]

[JoeProBono]

[Revolting cat!]

Sorry, in my family's tradition we paint our chickens!

[informavoracious]

Thank you for posting. It brought a big smile to my face!

[Revolting cat!]

[Daffynition]

[Daffynition]

Tapped a wonderful childhood memory for me! My dad used to buy a couple dozen colored chix for my Gram who kept a small hobby farm. I remember staying up half the night playing with the chicks in the kitchen...always delivered with glee to Gram on Easter morning.

[Daffynition]

[Chickensoup]

I remember them. Can you still get colored chix? they were so much fun!

[TheConservativeParty]

Awesomely awesome post, Daffy!

Have a Blessed Easter!

[Daffynition]

our welcome. My pleasure. I have been teaching my 10 y/o grand daughter the art of Pysanky. I thought *this* is the year she could learn and appreciate it.

We have been having a lot of fun. My mom was Ukrainian and Pysanky making was taught to the *girls.*

Pysanky are a bit different than the Polish eggs, Mr. Bono is accustomed to.; but the *batik* technique and tools are basically the same.

[Mears]

Those are absolutely beautiful-—lucky grand daughter.

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