The faith in the legendary animal Easter bunny exists since the mid of the 17th century, its origin is still unknown. In any case it is the bunny who paints the eggs and hide them in the garden. In Thuringia this task was assigned to a cock.

Easter eggs in all colours ...., you need many eggs for decorating a whole Easter tree. Over many centuries the eggs were only painted red. The reason for crafting and decorating them like artifacts can not be clearly explained. It was the sense for nice things or a more sophisticated way of living.