Traditionally, families across Greece dye eggs red on Holy Thursday in anticipation of Greek Easter in a beloved tradition in ...

In the Greek Orthodox tradition, dyed red eggs have marked the occasion since Mary Magdalene went to visit the tomb of Jesus and discovered that he was no longer there and her snack basket of eggs ...

The large canvas above the iconostasis shows Mary Magdalene before the Roman Emperor Tiberius. In her hand she holds a red egg which she presents to the Emperor, symbolizing the resurrection and ...

The Carrying of the Cross by Simone Martini, c1335. Mary Magdalene is the woman in red with raised arms. In 591 AD, Pope Gregory said Mary Magdalene was the woman who Simon the Pharisee described ...