DYE YOUR EASTER EGGS THE NATURAL WAY
Easter, the Christian holiday, is here. Holy Week kicked off on Palm Sunday.
For those celebrating the festivity, there are plenty of traditions to partake in, including dyeing Easter eggs. If you’ve procrastinated the holiday planning and don’t have an Easter egg dyeing kit, there are plenty of other ways to tackle it.
Here’s what we know about Easter eggs, and natural ways to dye them:
Dyeing Easter eggs is a tradition that began in which country?
Coloring Easter eggs dates back to the Christians of Mesopotamia, according to Chase Oaks Church. They were originally dyed red to represent the blood of Jesus Christ. Over time, the tradition spread to Orthodox churches, and eventually Catholic and Protestant.
Natural dyes for Easter eggs
According to The Kitchn, an Easter egg dyeing kit is far from a necessity, as all the vibrant shades and hues can be created with ingredients you might already have at home.
The following ingredients can be simmered with two cups of water for 15 to 30 minutes to create the desired colors. After, it’s important to strain the liquid and add a tablespoon of distilled white vinegar for every cup of strained liquid dye.
Reddish pink
Two cups of shredded beets create a reddish-pink color for white eggs and a maroon color for brown eggs.
Reddish orange
Two cups of red onion skins make for a pretty shade of reddish-orange on white eggs or red on brown eggs.
Orange
Two cups of yellow onion skins create orange on white eggs or a rusty red on brown eggs.
Yellow
cup of ground turmeric works for yellow on white eggs.