Reader comments: Creating exotic eggs is an art to dye for

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Contrarian | 2:33 p.m. March 21, 2008
The Communists were not worried about secret messages getting to the "outside world" through egg dying. They were intent on destroying all the elements of culture of the people over whom they had dominion in order to divest the people from the Baltics to the Balkans of their national identities. The destruction of culture is necessary for totalitarian regimes.
T_H_R_O | 6:05 p.m. March 21, 2008
To DYE for? My oh my.

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Ingrid Hersman created these eggs by painstakingly applying wax to layers of color. In countries such as Ukraine, families had specific, traditional designs. (Scott G. Winterton, Deseret Morning News)
Scott G. Winterton, Deseret Morning News
Ingrid Hersman created these eggs by painstakingly applying wax to layers of color. In countries such as Ukraine, families had specific, traditional designs.
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