People decorate Easter eggs using onion skins and edible paint, as well as acrylics, watercolors, sand, beads, gemstones and straw. Some even pierce the eggs with a dental drill. This can be found at an ongoing Easter egg exhibition in Berlin.
© RIA Novosti . Tatjana FirsovaPeople decorate Easter eggs using onion skins and edible paint, as well as acrylics, watercolors, sand, beads, gemstones and straw. Some even pierce the eggs with a dental drill. This can be found at an ongoing Easter egg exhibition in Berlin.

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© RIA Novosti . Tatjana Firsova
People decorate Easter eggs using onion skins and edible paint, as well as acrylics, watercolors, sand, beads, gemstones and straw. Some even pierce the eggs with a dental drill. This can be found at an ongoing Easter egg exhibition in Berlin.
© RIA Novosti . Ttatjana FirsovaFor Catholics and Protestants in Germany, painted Easter eggs and the Easter bunny are the holiday’s main symbols.

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© RIA Novosti . Ttatjana Firsova
For Catholics and Protestants in Germany, painted Easter eggs and the Easter bunny are the holiday’s main symbols.
© RIA Novosti . Tatjana FirsovaMost items were made by amateur artists who took up Easter egg decorating as a hobby.

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Most items were made by amateur artists who took up Easter egg decorating as a hobby.
© RIA Novosti . Tatjana FirsovaIt is not only about chicken eggs. Duck, goose and even ostrich eggs can also be decorated.

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It is not only about chicken eggs. Duck, goose and even ostrich eggs can also be decorated.
© RIA Novosti . Tatjana Firsova“It takes some 20 hours to decorate such an egg,” an artist said. “The ornament is very intricate. I use ostrich eggs because their surface is bigger and there is more room for the imagination.”

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“It takes some 20 hours to decorate such an egg,” an artist said. “The ornament is very intricate. I use ostrich eggs because their surface is bigger and there is more room for the imagination.”
© RIA Novosti . Tatjana FirsovaAnother participant presents lace Easter eggs, the exhibition’s most extravagant item.

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© RIA Novosti . Tatjana Firsova
Another participant presents lace Easter eggs, the exhibition’s most extravagant item.
© RIA Novosti . Tatjana FirsovaThis decorated goose egg costs nearly 20 euros.

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© RIA Novosti . Tatjana Firsova
This decorated goose egg costs nearly 20 euros.
© RIA Novosti . Tatjana FirsovaSpecial shrinking plastic is another material used to decorate Easter eggs.

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© RIA Novosti . Tatjana Firsova
Special shrinking plastic is another material used to decorate Easter eggs.
© RIA Novosti . Tatjana FirsovaMany decorators use floral patterns or paint animals. When it comes to animals, the story gets complicated. The egg surface is uneven. “Sometimes you start painting a hare and end up with an elephant,” one artist said.

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© RIA Novosti . Tatjana Firsova
Many decorators use floral patterns or paint animals. When it comes to animals, the story gets complicated. The egg surface is uneven. “Sometimes you start painting a hare and end up with an elephant,” one artist said.
© RIA Novosti . Tatjana FirsovaEaster eggs from all across Germany and foreign countries are on display.

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© RIA Novosti . Tatjana Firsova
Easter eggs from all across Germany and foreign countries are on display.