On the first hours of Easter Sunday and right after “Christ has risen”, or "Christos Anesti", Greek Orthodox crack red eggs during dinner. This tradition has the symbolism of resurrection and new life. The egg is seen by followers of Christianity as a symbol of resurrection - while being dormant it contains a new life sealed within it.
Easter eggs are dyed red as a representation to the blood of Christ, shed on the Cross, and the hard shell of the egg symbolises the sealed Tomb of Christ - the cracking of which symbolises his resurrection from the dead.
While the origin of Easter eggs can be explained in the symbolic terms mentioned above, a sacred tradition among followers of Eastern Christianity says that Mary Magdalene was bringing cooked eggs to share with the other women at the tomb of Jesus. The eggs in her basket miraculously turned brilliant red when she saw the risen Christ. Therefore, the egg represents the boulder of the tomb of Jesus.
A different, but not necessarily conflicting legend concerns Mary Magdalene’s efforts to spread the Gospel. According to this legend, after the Ascension of Jesus, Mary went to the Emperor of Rome and greeted him with “Christ has risen”, whereupon he pointed to an egg on his table and stated: “Christ has no more risen than that egg is red”. After making this statement it is said the egg immediately turned blood red.
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