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pace egg — noun Usage: often capitalized P Etymology: pace (III) dialect England : easter egg * * * pace egg noun An Easter egg, one hard boiled and dyed • • • Main Entry: ↑Pace … Useful english dictionary
pace-egg — paschˈ egg or (dialect) paceˈ egg noun An Easter egg • • • Main Entry: ↑Pasch … Useful english dictionary
Pace Egg play — The Pace Egg Plays are traditional village plays, with a rebirth theme, in which St George smites all challengers and the fool, Toss Pot, rejoices. The drama takes the form of a combat between the hero and villain, in which the hero is killed and … Wikipedia
pace egg — noun /peɪs ɛɡ/ A hard boiled coloured egg traditionally made at Easter, often given to relatives and friends as a token of goodwill. It was traditional to jarp with the eggs before eating them … Wiktionary
Egg tossing — Egg tossing, egg toss, or egg throwing is a game associated with Easter. The egg was a symbol of the rebirth of the earth in Pagan celebrations of spring and was adopted by early Christians as a symbol of the rebirth of man at Easter. [… … Wikipedia
Egg hunt — is a game during which decorated eggs, real hard boiled ones or artificial, filled with or made of chocolate candies, of various sizes, are hidden in various places for children to find. The game may be both indoors and outdoors. The egg was a… … Wikipedia
Egg decorating — Ukrainian Easter eggs This article is about egg decorating in general. For the Easter tradition of egg decorating, see Easter egg. Egg decorating is the art or craft of decorating eggs. It is quite a popular art/craft form because of the… … Wikipedia
Egg tapping — The egg tapping game or egg fight is a traditional Easter game. The rule is very simple: to hold a hard boiled egg and tap eggs of other participants to break them but to keep your own undamaged. The egg was a symbol of the rebirth of the earth… … Wikipedia
Egg dance — An egg dance is a traditional Easter game in which eggs are laid on the ground or floor and the goal is to dance among them damaging as few as possible. Venetia Newall (1971) An Egg at Easter: A Folklore Study ,… … Wikipedia
Egg rolling — Egg rolling, or an Easter egg roll is a traditional game played with eggs at Easter. Different nations have different versions of the game, usually played with hard boiled, decorated eggs. History The pre Christian Saxons had a spring goddess… … Wikipedia
