Easter eggs are a component of the Christian Easter holiday excitement, which symbolizes the start off of a new life. Traditionally, they are made of painted or dyed chicken eggs to be hidden in the garden on Easter eve so that young children can search for them on Easter morning. A much more modern variation, nonetheless, could substitute chicken eggs with chocolate eggs, candy- or jelly-bean-filled plastic eggs, or Fabergé eggs.

The tradition of employing Fabergé eggs for the Easter celebration was started in 1885. Tsar Alexander III of Russia decided to present his wife with a rather peculiar gift: a luxury Easter egg produced of shell-enameled gold with delicate facts, which when opened, revealed more eye-opening treats: a tiny diamond replica of the Imperial Crown with a tiny ruby pendant nesting in a multi-colored gold hen also nesting in a matte yellow gold yolk. However, right now the pendant and the crown have gone missing.

These Russian luxury gifts had been made when or twice a year, even though none was made in 1904 and 1905. Some of the most famous editions are Hen, Moscow Kremlin and Constellation. The Hen was the first Easter surprise ever produced beneath the reign of Tsar Alexander III. The Moscow Kremlin, created in 1906, was intended as a gift for Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna, the wife of Tsar Nicholas II. The Moscow Kremlin is the largest Fabergé egg ever developed, resembling the Cathedral of the Assumption in Moscow. When opened, this decoration will play standard Easter hymns. The last original Fabergé egg, the unfinished Constellation was intended for Tsar Nicholas II as nicely. Regrettably, the Russian Revolution took location for the duration of that time. With the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II, the Constellation was never completed.

The tradition of this luxury Russian life-style ended in 1917 when the Fabergé household, the ones who crafted these beautifully adorned items, fled Russia as the Bolshevik revolution broke out. Today, only 57 of these luxury Easter treats survived. Priced in the millions of dollars, they now belong to royal families, huge museums and serious collectors.

Inspired by the luxury of these Russian Easter gifts, numerous jewelers right now generate more customer-friendly, economical versions of this style of decoration. Though not necessarily made by The House of Fabergé, they are nevertheless called Fabergé eggs. Some of these creations may possibly have other functions in addition to merely for display. Although still keeping the oval shape, jewelers could produce pendants, trinket boxes, music boxes and jewelry boxes instead of a simple decorated egg. These modern versions are generally created of noble metals adorned with gems, pearls, and other precious or semi-precious stones. Based on the ornaments, they can cost from hundreds to thousands of dollars.