 Later, German Protestants retained the custom of eating colored eggs for Easter, though they did not continue the tradition of fasting.Eggs boiled with some flowers change their color, bringing the spring into the homes, and some over time added the custom of decorating the eggs.Many Christians of the Eastern Orthodox Church to this day typically dye their Easter eggs red, the color of blood, in recognition of the blood of the sacrificed Christ (and, of the renewal of life in springtime).