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21 08, 2017

Where do Easter eggs come from? History of religion

By |2019-11-21T09:24:47-08:00August 21st, 2017|Religion|Comments Off on Where do Easter eggs come from? History of religion

Ostrich eggshell from Diepkloof Rock Shelter, South Africa (60,000 BC) When did people start dyeing eggs? Easter eggs go back long before Easter, and even long before the beginning of farming. As [...]

21 08, 2017

History of Easter – Christian holidays

By |2019-04-05T06:43:53-07:00August 21st, 2017|Religion, West Asia|Comments Off on History of Easter – Christian holidays

Wheat and barley on the Warka Vase (Sumeria, ca. 3200-3000 BC) Why celebrate spring? When people moved out of Africa further north to West Asia and then to Europe, about 60,000 BC, they began to [...]

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