In the Mystery of Easter, Mother and Daughter are reunited and the world is reborn. Life is renewed in springtime and the egg has for long ages been associated with this time. Ancient cultures including the Chinese, the Egyptians and the Romans decorated eggs to celebrate the coming of spring. The image shows a dyed egg traditionally pin-scratched with a design of birds in a flowering tree as a symbol of the rejuvenation of the world. Read about the High Feast of Easter and about the origin of the Easter Egg.