Making male or dyed eggs is common throughout our country, but it cannot be said to be an exclusively Hungarian custom, because it can be found both near and far abroad. Its origin is still rooted in the spring celebrations of the pagan era. In China, e.g. it has been known for 2,000 years, and in Germany, red eggs are found in graves that are more than two and a half thousand years old. and#9;Making male eggs is customary here at Easter, when young people give each other gifts. The main occasion for gift-giving is the sprinkling practiced on Easter Monday, when the sprinkled girls treat the sprinkling boys with red or male eggs. and#9;This study presents the method of egg decoration and the motifs associated with different landscape units.

National Heritage Publishing House
Social science
40 pages
Binding: softboard, glue bound
ISBN: 9786156189233
Author: DR István Győrffy
Release year: 2020