Some of the traditions and customs of Easter date back to ancient times. In the first days of Holy Week, the home is cleaned in anticipation of the holiday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are non-working days. On Holy Wednesday, women do not do women's work, i.e. they don't sew, they don't weave, etc. Easter eggs are traditionally dyed on Maundy Thursday, the first one being necessarily red, symbolizing the resurrection and blood of Jesus. The oldest woman in the family dyes the first egg and makes the sign of the cross on the children's foreheads and rubs their cheeks to keep them healthy and rosy throughout the year. The egg is then placed in front of the home icon or somewhere in the home, such as in the chest with the maiden's chaise. It is thus kept until the following Easter, when it is broken and the future of the home is divined by it. In some parts, this egg or other red is buried in the fields, for blessing and to protect the harvest. Eggs are also painted on Holy Saturday. In the past, natural dyes such as decoctions of herbs and plants were used for paints. With a decoction of the roots of broch or oregano, a red dye is obtained, with sumac - orange, green - with nettles, yellow - with walnuts and apple peels or a decoction of old onions. In addition, in the decoration, drawing wax is used before painting, it is decorated with various leaves for impression.
Easter is celebrated for three days. On Sunday morning, we go to church again for the solemn Easter liturgy, after which it is the turn of the festive table, around which the whole family gathers. On it, the ritual bread is first broken by the eldest in the house into as many pieces as there are people in the family, leaving a piece of bread for God as well. Children and adults beat each other with red eggs, seeing whose egg will turn out to be the healthiest. It is believed that the one whose egg turns out to be a "fighter" will be the healthiest during the year.