Rob1110:

Vince had it right. Basically when Christianity was taking over, they held their swords to the Pagan's throats and said "Convert or die! If you convert, we'll let you keep your eggs." OK, so it wasn't exactly like that, but in order to make the transition a little easier on the Pagans they rolled many of their holidays and symbols into Christianity - hence easter eggs - nothing to do with the resurrection of Christ, but a Pagan symbol of fertility. Even Easter's exact date (which doesn't exist - if we're celebrating Christ's return, shouldn't it be consistent with a specific date?) coincides with spring equinox - a Pagan holiday celebrating fertility of both man and the earth (when we do all of our planting/seeding for the summer season and fall harvest).

Luko:

Just keep in mind if you do, you're pissing off a dude who shaves with a sword.