The traditional color of Easter eggs in Greek Orthodox tradition is red.
Greek red Easter eggs, called kokkina avga, are commonly prepared for Orthodox Easter. In Greece, eggs are traditionally dyed during Holy Week, often on Holy Thursday, and served alongside foods such as tsoureki, a braided Easter bread. The eggs may be blessed and eaten during the Paschal celebration.
Red represents the blood of Christ shed at the Crucifixion, while the egg itself symbolizes new life and the Resurrection. Orthodox Christians also connect the sealed egg with the empty tomb: beneath the shell is life, even though it is not initially visible. Some traditions use a deep or dark red rather than a bright supermarket red.
A popular legend says that eggs carried by Mary Magdalene miraculously turned red, although this is a devotional story rather than a securely documented historical origin. Red eggs are not exclusive to Greece; similar customs occur among several Eastern Orthodox and other Eastern Christian communities, sometimes with egg-tapping games after the Paschal service.