The collector of art full of eggs

"There are so many," says Emilie Swoboda and shows on the boxes, the fill currently in your living room. They contain boxes, in which, carefully Packed, the Easter eggs are stored. Lovingly Swoboda takes some eggs out of the darkness into the light. Around 800 collectibles has collected in Thalwil Residents in the past five decades. In the Video (see above), she presents the most beautiful.

"have painted The first eggs I with water colors," recalls the native of lower Bavarian. At that time, she produced with her three children the Easter decoration with childish motifs: "Which were then decorated with Häsli or Bibeli."

The interest rate for the Easter egg

Meanwhile, Swoboda mastered a variety of decorating techniques, whether it be Engraving, Painting, pasting, batik, monastery work, or bead work. "I'm intense into the topic read," she says.

where are we going to actually, this Easter egg Tradition? "In the past, these interest rates were eggs," says the collector. Then on Easter, interest and lease payments for the ground were due, they were paid once with eggs. This tax obligation for the first time in 1553 to mention. "From the end of the 17th century. Century, the egg was a gift to a family tradition," says the 78-Year-old. Of particular importance, the Egg get too, because it was a Symbol of life, fertility and renewal.

your most valuable Egg has not material value, but symbolic: It is a copy with "hare brand" and Swoboda's address. "I got it from my now deceased husband, by Post and in a box sent to you," says Swoboda.

recipe to try at home

In the following Clip Emilie Swoboda explains how the natural Dyeing succeed in a traditional style: The eggs-one: the most beautiful pattern to succeed. (Video: Sarah Fluck)

And who wants to make his Egg, which is listed on the back of a beautiful saying – reveals Swoboda. (Tages-Anzeiger)

Created: 18.04.2019, 14:58 PM