Easter egg painting tradition alive in Germany

SUMMARY

A tiny Slavic minority in Germany is keeping alive a long and intricate tradition of hand-painting Easter eggs with the help of knives, feathers and wax.

By APApr 18, 2019 10:53:48 AM IST (Updated)

Easter eggs present at a traditional Easter Market of Germany's Sorb minority in the village Neuwiese, near the city of Hoyerswerda in East Germany. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Children are dressed in traditional Sorb clothes perform at an Easter Market of Germany's Sorb minority in the village Neuwiese, near the city of Hoyerswerda. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A tiny Slavic minority in Germany is keeping alive a long and intricate tradition of hand-painting Easter eggs with the help of knives, feathers and wax. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A girl pauses as she decorates Easter eggs at a traditional Easter Market of Germany's Sorb minority. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Werner Zaroba presents an Easter egg to the photographer at a traditional Easter Market of Germany's Sorb minority in the village Neuwiese, near the city of Hoyerswerda in East Germany. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A woman decorates an Easter egg with wax at a traditional Easter Market. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)