Easter Monday is celebrated by Christians in memory of the first day after the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Bible tells that, having risen, Christ appeared unrecognized to his two saddened disciples. He shared with them the path to the village of Emmaus, not far from Jerusalem, and dinner.
«...Taking bread, he blessed, broke it and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him. But He became invisible to them. And they said to one another, Did not our heart burn in us when He spoke to us on the road, and when He explained the Scripture to us?
And, rising at the same hour, they returned to Jerusalem and found together eleven Apostles and those who were with them, who said that the Lord had truly risen and appeared to Simon. And they told about what happened on the way, and how He was recognized by them in breaking bread. When they spoke about this, Jesus Himself stood in their midst and said to them: Peace be with you».
Important symbols of Easter Monday, as well as symbols of Easter itself, are the cross on which Christ accepted death and the resurrection. Also symbols of Easter events are eggs, both real and made of various materials, nests, lambs and hares or rabbits.
Eggs and young animals symbolize the birth of new life, the awakening of nature and the return of its fertility in the spring.