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An Easter 'Eggstravaganza' 復活節「彩蛋狂歡」
People make Easter eggs to celebrate the holiday in a beautiful way
Russia
For centuries, Russians have given and received beautifully painted Easter eggs at Easter time, thereby professing their belief in Christ's resurrection. Once during his reign, Czar Alexis(1645-1676) prepared 37,000 painted eggs to give away at Easter. Besides beautifully decorated eggs, Russians also make plain Krashenki, by boiling eggs with onion skins until they turn reddish-brown. By far the most world-renowned Easte eggs came from the workshop of Peter Carl Faberge in the 1800s. He created eggs of gold, silver and jewels which, when opened, revealed exquisite tiny figures of people, animals, flowers or buildings.
Beginning in 1885, he made more than 50 eggs that were presented to the Russian imperial Family. One egg, the coronation egg, was given to Empress Alexandra in 1897 by Czar Nicolas II to commemorate his ascending the throne. The egg opens to show a small replica of the coach that Alexandra rode in to her coronation. Faberge master designer George Stein spent 15 months, sometimes working 16-hour days to complete the fabulous egg and miniature coach. Plain or exquisite, Easter eggs remind everone of the new life, both natural and spiritual, that Easter celebrates.
words
profess       If you profess a feeling, opinion, or belief, you express it.
imperial      Imperial is used to refer to things or people that are or were connected with an empire.
coronation    A coronation is the ceremony at which a king or queen is crowned.
commemorate   To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially created object.
ascend        If you ascend a hill or a staircase, you go up it.
throne        A throne is an decorative chair used by a king, queen, or emperor on important official occasions.
replica       A replica of something such as a statue, building, or weapon is an accurate copy of it.
miniature      Miniature is used to describe something which is very small, especially a smaller version of something which is normally much bigger.