Overview
- Easter Sunday, observed Sunday, marks the resurrection of Jesus and closes Holy Week for millions of Christians worldwide.
- Google marked the holiday with a homepage Doodle that reimagined its logo as chocolate eggs, a nod to the day’s most familiar treat.
- The egg long stood for life and renewal in ancient rites, and Christian tradition later embraced it as a clear sign of the resurrection.
- Medieval Lenten rules restricted animal foods, so households saved, boiled, and dyed eggs to share at Easter as a festive return to regular meals.
- European chocolatiers in the 19th century used molds and new presses to create hollow chocolate eggs—often with small surprises inside—while today some communities also hand out eggs to children and people living on the street.