Rooster and hen with chicks and painted Easter eggs – Historic Reproduction
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A window into the past: Rooster and hen with chicks and painted Easter eggs, preserved in this historic image. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Rooster and hen with chicks and painted Easter eggs
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Easter in this scene is carried by a rooster and hen leading their chicks past a scatter of painted eggs, so the image reads as a pairing of spring fertility with the holiday's colored eggs. Decorated eggs have a long history in many European and Eastern Orthodox traditions, where dyeing and patterning them marked the end of Lenten fasting and the arrival of new life. Farm birds like these were a common sight in rural households of the period, which is why barnyard poultry often appeared on holiday cards and in illustrations of the season. The egg and chick motif remains one of the most recognizable symbols of Easter.
| Original scan | 513 × 830 px |
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| Reference | Easter (371) |
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