The history of Easter eggs The history of Easter eggs. The tradition of dyeing eggscan be traced back thousands of years to pre-Christian sun worship festivals. On this Easter Sunday, let's look at how the custom evolved. Pagan sun worship eggs Pagans believed that birds were blessed because they could get closest to the sun god; man couldn't catch the birds, only their eggs, which became powerful symbol. Sun worshippers in the region now known as Ukraine created intricately decorated eggs covered with nature symbols; they called the craft pysanky and used the eggs in springtime religious ceremonies. Eggs Christianity Ukraine Ukrainians adopted Christianity, and decorated eggs took on new meaning; the eggs were used to symbolize the rebirth of Christ, incorporating Christian symbols into traditional pysanky designs. Easter eggs Mesopotamia Christian holy days became more popular as Christianity spread in Europe. Christians in Mesopotamia exchanged colored eggs duri...