what are the eggs for.....

I simply asked:

what are the colored eggs for

in Persian new year ceremony?

they said:

egg alludes to the human race 

and then 
colored eggs....

symbolize different colors of the human race

with the emphasis the fact that 

"humans are the members of the same body"

as the great Iranian poet Saadi says.

i was left in awe of  

such ancient rich culture

and a bit sad indeed 
how little i really know about it!

 [photos via here ]