The tradition of decorating eggs at Easter time is still very much alive in Slovakia. The egg was a symbol of nature’s rebirth, renewing life, spring, etc. On Easter Monday, girls would give boys decorated eggs as a reward for being whipped or splashed with water. The traditional decorating techniques are batik, wax decoration, scratching and encasing with wire. They preserve the large variety of traditional ornaments. Easter eggs are one of the most vividly colorful products from current folk art production.

The basis is the colored egg that is decorated with a cut straw. The blew egg could be colored with aniline colors. The egg should be dried well for about two days. The straw should be soaked in warm water for an hour. It could be also colored. The straw is cut into different widths of strips. Longer strips divide the egg. The various shapes are cut from the shorter pieces and stuck to the egg. The glue is applied with a cut-off pin, attached to the pencil either on the finger or directly on the straw. Different patterns are created on the egg in this way.