Easter eggs, also called
Paschal eggs, are
decorated eggs that are often given to celebrate
Easter or
springtime. As such, Easter eggs are common during the season of
Eastertide (Easter season). The oldest tradition is to use dyed and painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with
confectionery such as
chocolate. Eggs, in general, were a traditional symbol of fertility, and rebirth.