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The Easter breads usually have an egg / eggs and / or a cross. | The Easter breads usually have an egg / eggs and / or a cross. | ||
Eggs are associated with Easter because in their roundedness they have no beginning and no end, symbolizing Jesus who is the Alpha and the Omega. Also, a chick breaking its way out of an eggshell upon hatching symbolizes Jesus rising from the tomb to new life. | [[Easter egg|Eggs]] are associated with Easter because in their roundedness they have no beginning and no end, symbolizing Jesus who is the Alpha and the Omega. Also, a chick breaking its way out of an eggshell upon hatching symbolizes Jesus rising from the tomb to new life. | ||
The second bread was designed to have no overall shape, but was rather baked to encircle an egg, with the initials ''BP'' put on it. The initials ''BP'' stand for ''buona Pasqua'' or "happy Easter". "Letters rather than forms express meaning. Letters are symbolic of civilization and ... meaning".<ref name=Counihan99/>{{rp|41}} | The second bread was designed to have no overall shape, but was rather baked to encircle an egg, with the initials ''BP'' put on it. The initials ''BP'' stand for ''buona Pasqua'' or "happy Easter". "Letters rather than forms express meaning. Letters are symbolic of civilization and ... meaning".<ref name=Counihan99/>{{rp|41}} | ||