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These are the
South Afr ica.
dinosaur
oldest known
ss
egg fo ils.
Circa
00
10 – 1500AD
Ancient times
–
circa 40 0A D
Pagans felt that
eggs symbolised
new life (springt
ime) and rebirth
(after winter). Be
fore Christianity
,
pagans gave hand
-painted eggs
as gifts at the sp
ring equinox
celebrations in M
arch.
Chr istians in the Middle
Ages gave colourful eggs
at Easter to symbolise
Jesus coming back
to life.
1307
King Edward I of
England ordered 450
eggs to be decorated with
colours and gold-leaf as
Easter presents for the
Royal Household.
16 42 (or 16 43 !)
Isaac Newton, egghead,
was born in Lincolnshire,
England.
1875
The creation of
chocolate Cadbury
Easter Eggs.
The first jewelled
‘Fabergé egg’ was
commissioned; a small
,
gold egg in a platinum
and enamel shell for
the
Empress Marie of
Russia.
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Norbert the Norweg
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Ridgeback was born
from
a large dragon’s egg.
(Harr y Potter says so.
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