The Christian Church recognised eggs as part of Easter around 1610 - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Like many Christian celebrations, Easter has pagan roots. Many argue some of its origins stem from early pagan rituals which celebrated the coming of spring after the trials of a long hard winter. This is not to deny at all that Easter is essentially based around the Christian idea of commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. That said, the name ‘Easter’ is thought to originate from the Anglo-Saxon goddess of dawn and spring, ‘Eostre’. The day itself also has links to the Jewish Passov...