Eggs bearing colorful paintings was very much prevalent in China, Rome and ancient Greece. However with times it became a part of
Russian Arts and Crafts
.
Russian eggs were familiar among the ruling nobles of Russia, who presented the eggs to the boyars. In short Russian eggs are deep rooted to the ancient history.
The old hieroglyphs egg is symbolized as a life giving seed, a mystery of being. However Orthodox Easter traditions denotes colored egg as a principal symbol of Easter. 'Pisanki' and 'Krashenki' are the two types of Russian eggs, which speak of the rich expertise art form of the craftsmen. 'Pisanki' refers to the gaudily beautified egg with two, three or four colors where as the 'krashenki' refers to the mono
colored egg, which is not ornamented.
Russian eggs were symbols of the ruling class as they were presented to the boyars of the Russian nobility. Besides natural egg, used eggs were also presented to the nobility, which were made of different material beautifully decorated. With the commencement of 20th century Easter eggs became a part of the Russian art and craft. Porcelain eggs are very much in demand by the Russian Tsars at the Emperor Porcelain Manufacture. The Russian eggs are now looked at as antique pieces.
The colored eggs are now a form of Russian craft.
Russian eggs are also gifted as souvenirs, serving as symbols of perfection and artistic value.
