Easter Traditions, Explained
Dyeing Easter Eggs is a tradition that relates to Mary Magdalene, the first person to see Jesus after the Resurrection. She was holding a plain egg in the presence of an emperor and proclaimed the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The emperor said that Jesus’ rising from the dead was as likely as that egg turning red—and the egg turned bright red while he was still speaking. According to Katherine Tegen, the author of The Story of the Easter Bunny, the tradition of chocolate eggs
