Easter Wells

[selenak]

Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates it. We followed family tradition and visited our Franconian Easter Wells again, which are extremely pretty, despite the fact the winter came back with a vengeance and so there is snow on the painted eggs. But have a look, even if you don't care for the holiday at all, I promise prettiness!










Every village here in Upper Franconia really comes up with its own variation, and attention to detail pays off:












And here's the bunnies' school next to the largest Easter Well:

Comments

[artaxastra.livejournal.com]

These are so lovely! Are the eggs fresh dyed every year, or blown and used several years in a row? I can't imagine doing all of them from scratch each year!

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Both. About a thousand eggs each year break and have to be replaced by new ones - remember, those wells are all outside and thus vulnerable to strong winds or stupid people - but of course the other ones are reused.