A yearly sign that spring has sprung Apr 4, 2021

A yearly sign that spring has sprung

If you find yourself in Germany or Austria around Easter, you"ll see trees, bushes, and cut branches decorated in colorful eggs such as these. The Ostereierbaum (aka Osterbaum or Easter egg tree), is a German tradition dating back centuries, though no one"s quite sure of the exact origin. Eggs have long been a symbol of rebirth and spring, and the sight of colorful eggs hung by ribbon can melt even the coldest of hearts.

© Rudi Sebastian/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Apr 4, 2018Mexican giant cardon cactus
Apr 4, 2019Taking the forest to the cloud
Apr 4, 2020In the path of the pronghorn
Apr 4, 2022Norway s Kjeragbolten boulder
Apr 4, 2023Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain
Apr 4, 2024Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Apr 4, 2025National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 26, 2021The wild heart of Tasmania
Nov 7, 2018A triumph of light
Oct 3, 2025Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Feb 24, 2018A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
Nov 5, 2022Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
Aug 24, 2019Get the bear facts
Mar 17, 2018Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Feb 23, 2019A view from the top
Sep 2, 2025Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
Sep 30, 2022Southern right whale
May 7, 2021Deep in the North Woods wetlands
Mar 22, 2022World Water Day
Oct 5, 2024World Teachers Day
Aug 28, 2024Paralympic Games begin in Paris
Jun 12, 2020Big sky at Big Bend
Mar 17, 2022St. Patrick s Day
Sep 27, 2022Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
Mar 2, 2025Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
Dec 27, 2022Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
Apr 9, 2022Light show at the skatepark
Sep 16, 2021A cry for independence
Jul 18, 2023Great hornbill, Thailand
Feb 26, 2021Lighting the way to new beginnings
Jul 17, 2021Pretty, pretty…butterfly?
Feb 1, 2022Black History Month
Nov 23, 2021Fibonacci Day
Jun 1, 2021Pretty poetic for a pit
Nov 18, 2018An inland ocean
Aug 13, 2022Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Apr 25, 2025World Penguin Day