Easter began as a pagan festival celebrating spring in the Northern Hemisphere, before the birth of Christianity. Each year, the date of Easter, when the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken place, changes.  This is because Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox.  

After Jesus was crucified on a Friday, his body was then taken down from the cross and buried in a cave tomb. The tomb was guarded by Roman soldiers and an enormous stone was put over the entrance. On Sunday, Mary and others visited the tomb. They discovered that the stone had been moved and that Jesus’s body was gone. Jesus was seen later in the day by Mary, and for forty days afterwards by many people. His followers realized that God had raised Jesus from the dead. Christians call this the resurrection.  An egg is a symbol of new life. For Christians, Easter eggs are used as a symbol for the resurrection of Jesus. Christians believe that through his resurrection, Jesus overcame death and sin.