Why do we eat chocolate eggs at Easter?
It all starts with an egg…
In ancient times, spring was a symbol of renewal and rebirth, and it was traditional to give hen’s eggs to bring good luck throughout the year.
In the Christian religion, Easter celebrations commemorate the resurrection of Christ, and Easter Sunday marks the end of fasting and thus the end of deprivation. Christians used to offer each other the chicken eggs they had accumulated during the 40 days of Lent.
But it wasn’t until the 19th century that chocolate eggs began to appear. At first, only hen’s eggs were emptied and filled with chocolate, but with the invention of molds, eggs were soon made entirely of chocolate, and little by little, other shapes began to appear: fish, bells, hens. Today’s chocolatiers have as much fun creating them as they do designing them!
