Easter Eggs themselves are very symbolic, and although the meaning often seems lost in today's world with supermarkets stacking their shelves full of chocolatey goodness, the tradition behind Easter eggs is still very sacred to many.  Eggs symbolise new life being born, and so the Easter Egg is symbolic of the resurrection of Christ.  Originally, eating eggs was not permitted by church leaders in the week leading up to Easter (known as Holy week). Any eggs that were laid that week were saved and decorated and given to children as gifts. During the Victorian era, the same tradition was adopted, with people exchanging satin-covered cardboard eggs filled with Easter gifts. The tradition nowadays is chocolate eggs, with people exchanging these over Easter weekend. 

Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox, which means that the date changes each year.  It's a Bank Holiday in the UK, meaning that Good Friday and Monday is also classed as the Easter holidays, with banks and numerous shops remaining closed for this period.  As well as being a religious celebration, Easter is also symbolic of spring, and new beginnings.  This is why cute little lambs, chicks, and bunnies feature as a common theme in celebrations over the Easter period, as they are symbolic of fertility and new life.  Historians have noted that the idea of Easter was prevalent in esoteric religions that celebrate the goddess, Eostre, who is the Germanic Goddess of Dawn, a spring time deity.