Have you ever considered why we have Easter traditions, such as why the bright eggs that youngsters lunge for so eagerly at egg hunts represent an ancient promise? How ham for Easter became a tradition? From ancient times, the egg, which carries new life, has been a symbol of hope and renewal. Decorating eggs for spring, then, echoes the new life nature is presenting. The lack of refrigeration probably determined that ham for Easter would become tradition for many of us. When most Americans lived on farms, hogs were butchered in the fall so the meat could safely be cured over the cold winter ...

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