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Easter

White and gold in church after the purple of Lent, white lilies, and eggs dyed and painted in spring colours.

Resurrection of Jesus
Photo: Piero della Francesca, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The colours of Easter

Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, and after six weeks of purple the churches change overnight to white and gold, the colours of joy and light. White lilies stand on the altar. The newly baptised wear white. At home the colours are those of spring. Eggs, a sign of new life, are dyed and painted. In Poland and Ukraine they are decorated with wax and dye in fine patterns of red, black, yellow and green, and each region has its own designs. In Germany eggs are hung from branches. In Britain and the United States the palette has become soft: pale yellow chicks and daffodils, pink, lilac and light green, the colours of sugar eggs and of new growth.

#FFFDF7Easter whiteVestments, lilies and baptismal robes.
#D9B13BAltar goldPaired with white on the greatest feasts.
#F9E064Chick yellowChicks, daffodils and spring sun.
#C6A8DCEgg lilacPastel dyes for eggs.
#A6D39ANew-leaf greenNew growth.

Values are fair approximations, not official shades.

Read about the colours

WhiteLiturgical colour of Easter.GoldUsed with white on great feasts.LilacA pastel of the season.YellowChicks and daffodils.

More colours tied to Easter

Red Rubia A group of plants whose roots once dyed cloth and paint a lasting redColour named from nature · 🇪🇬 Egypt +5
About this page

Written by the Rang desk with AI assistance. Background: "Easter" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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