Why do you eat boiled eggs on Easter?

Eggs are symbols of life and fertility and were used in Springtime rituals and celebrations long before Christianity spread through the Roman Empire. When Christianity was imposed on various cultures, old symbols and rituals were reinterpreted and given "Christian" meanings. Instead of representing the fertility of the Goddess, eggs became symbols of the Holy Trinity because each egg is one unity with three elements: shell, white and yolk. Another metaphor compares the egg's hard, apparently lifeless shell to the stone tomb of Jesus Christ, who emerged from the tomb in somewhat the same way as a living chick hatches from an egg. Boiled eggs are more convenient than raw eggs to decorate, give as gifts and use as decorations on Easter.