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Show EGG IN HIGH PLACE AS SACRED EMBLEM Stood for Renovation of Mankind After Deluge. One writer says: "Eggs were held by the Egyptians aa a sacred emblem of the renovation of nmnkfbd"afrsr the deluge. Tbe Jews adopted It to suit the clrcumstancees of their history." his-tory." In Italy, Spain and Provence, where so many pre-Christian superstitions supersti-tions are retained, eggs have long figured fig-ured In the celebration at the time of the vernal equinox and sports with eggs bave been Indulged In for cen-turiea. cen-turiea. This common occurrence of the egg In pagan,' Jewish and Christian Chris-tian observances gives the symbolism far more significance than If It were only found in one place, time or fntth. A game played among the Christian Chris-tian h!ldreo of Mesopotamia consists In striking colored eggs against oi-another. oi-another. The egg that breaks, Is won by the owner of the egr" N? struck It. Immediately another . N ( pitted against the winning egsr::, thus the game goes on for "keeps" til the lust .remalnluf'' egg wins all, the othera. - j |