Easter trees makes festive spring decorations – Even though trees may be more widely associated with Christmas, Easter trees are an increasingly popular and festive tradition that trace their roots to Germany.

Easter trees makes festive spring decorations

Easter is coming and it’s time to put up the tree. For those thinking right now that trees are for an entirely different Christian holiday, you are both right and wrong. Even though trees may be more widely associated with Christmas, Easter trees are an increasingly popular and festive tradition that trace their roots to Germany.

The Easter tree is known as Ostereierbaum in Germany and is a centuries-old custom. Eggs are hung on outdoor tree branches and bushes or are placed on cut branches displayed inside. While the tradition is traced to Germany, German-influenced locales like Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and the Pennsylvania Dutch region of the United States also are popular places for Easter trees to appear.

For 50 years, one person branched out with his own Ostereierbaum tradition. Volker Kraft decorated an apple tree on his property in the town of Saalfeld, Germany, adding more eggs each year as the tree grew larger. The tradition came to an end in 2015. At one point the tree held 10,000 eggs, all hand-crafted by Kraft and his family. However, a tree in Rostock, Germany held the Guinness World Record for tree with the most eggs – a display of 80,000.

While Easter trees are typically more modest than Kraft’s tree, the displays can be as large or as small as one desires. Many Easter trees consist of a few branches placed in a vase decorated with flowers, ribbons and Easter eggs. Pussy willow branches work well, though any branches can stand in.

When decorating Easter trees, families can use plastic eggs or even real ones. Using a sharp knife or needle, make two small holes in a raw egg. Blow out the inside of the egg until the shell is hollow. Then decorate the egg and thread a ribbon through the holes so it can be hung on the tree. If desired, place sweet Easter treats, such as chocolate eggs or pastel-colored cupcakes, under the Easter tree.

Decorating an outdoor tree also is possible and very visible. It can be a great way to share Easter blessings with others in the community.

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Easter Blog Posts

Below is a list of blog posts that relate to Easter. Be sure to check them all out!

1. 1 Cross, 3 Nails, 4 Given Church Sign
2. 8 Things Jesus Accomplished on the Cross
3. A-Z of Easter, The
4. Amber Alert: Jesus Christ is Missing
5. Arise My Love by Newsong
6. Ascension
7. Ash Wednesday, Day of Ashes
8. Body of Christ
9. Breakfast Pizza
10. Broken Egg
11. CEO Christians Church Sign
12. Cracking the Tradition of Hiding Easter Eggs
13. Create and Hide Unbreakable Easter Eggs
14. Cross Acronym
15. Cross of Jesus
16. Cross Tree
17. Dogwood Tree
18. Drive-Thru Easter Egg Hunt
19. Dye Eggs with All Natural Ingredients
20. Easter celebrations in the era of social distancing
21. Easter Egg Trunk Hunt
22. Easter Finger Puzzle Printable
23. Easter is Canceled
24. Easter Lilies Can Kill A Cat?
25. Easter Monday
26. Easter Story Snack Mix Printable
27. Easter Sweet Treats Makes Easter Special
28. Easter Symbols
29. Easter Trees
30. Easter Word Search Printable
31. Egg Rolling
32. Emoji Easter Story Printable
33. Empty Egg
34. Forgiveness
35. Free Easter Printables
36. Good Friday
37. Happy Easter “Resurrection Day”
38. He is Risen Display
39. Hiding Easter Eggs
40. History of Easter Bonnets
41. Holy Monday
42. Holy Saturday
43. Holy Thursday
44. Holy Tuesday
45. Holy Wednesday
46. Hot Cross Buns
47. If Jesus Had An Obituary
48. Importance of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
49. It’s Not About the Bunny Church Sign
50. Jelly Bean Prayer Printable
51. Jesus Shows His Scars
52. Lazarus Saturday
53. Legend of the Donkey’s Cross
54. Legend of the Sand Dollar Printable
55. Legend of the Three Trees
56. Let kites soar: A Lenten tradition takes flight
57. Life Savers
58. Make Easter Eggs Last
59. Maundy Thursday
60. Meaning Behind Easter Lilies
61. No Bones About It – Jesus Is Alive!
62. Palm Sunday
63. Passover
64. Resurrection Bracelet
65. Resurrection Rolls
66. Searching for Christ
67. Shrove Tuesday
68. Silly Rabbit, Easter is for Jesus
69. Son of God Movie Review
70. Spy Wednesday
71. Stay-At-Home Spring Printables for Kids
72. Sweating Blood Prayer
73. Telelestai
74. That’s My King Dr. S.M. Lockridge
75. Trail to the Empty Tomb
76. Truth About Easter Bunny & Easter Eggs
77. That Tomb Is Still Empty, Easter Story Told by Two Kids
78. Unique Easter Traditions from Around the Globe
79. University of Tennessee Rock painted with an Easter Message, The
80. What if the Resurrection Happened Today
81. What’s So Good About Good Friday?
82. Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?
83. Words of Forgiveness by Saving Darkness
84. You, Sin, Christ – A Simple Illustration
85. You’ve Been Egged Printable

Easter list last updated April 19, 2022.

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