Each family has its own Easter traditions. Someone goes to church for a night service, someone tries to get out into nature that day or invite guests. But no matter how anyone decides to spend this day, they cannot do without a festive table, at which the whole family and closest friends gather. What it will be depends only on your imagination and desire, because there are many interesting ideas that you can bring to life.
It is necessary
- -tablecloth;
- -napkins;
- -Easter cake;
- -vine;
- - juniper branches;
- -wicker basket;
- -satin ribbons;
- -paper flowers;
- -eggs;
- - onion husks;
- - Easter stickers;
- - seeds of wheat, oats or watercress;
- -tree branches;
- -Natural flowers;
- -shiny paper;
- - items of arts and crafts.
Instructions
Step 1
The table will look richer and more elegant if you cover it with the most beautiful tablecloth. It can be of any color (only not dark), monochromatic or in a "box", a flower. If you find one that is ornamented with images of eggs or chickens, it's wonderful, because they are one of the main Easter symbols. But you can get by with an ordinary pure white tablecloth.
Step 2
Be sure to place an Easter cake with a cross in the center of the table. You can decorate it with powdered sugar fondant, icing, poppy seeds, special multi-colored sprinkles of cereals or coconut, nuts or raisins. Even if you yourself did not bake Easter cake, but simply bought it in a store, icing and bright sprinkling, sweets and nuts will give it a homely look and make it much tastier.
Step 3
Put the cake on a large dish, on a beautiful lace napkin, and around it - a variety of colored eggs. Or another option: weave a wreath from the vine, decorated with green sprigs of boxwood, thuja or juniper. In the center of this wreath, Easter cake will also look great. You can also use a low wicker basket for this. Wrap the basket handles with bright satin ribbons, decorate with paper flowers or store-bought artificial birds or butterflies.
Step 4
The second very beautiful and obligatory decoration of the festive table for Easter are eggs, symbolizing life and rebirth. Once upon a time they were painted mainly in red and purple colors. But today they can be given any bright color. To do this, of course, you should work even before Bright Sunday. Get the children involved - they will be happy to help you.
Step 5
Traditionally, you can color your eggs with onion skins. Depending on its quantity and the residence time of the eggs in boiling water, colors from cream to dark brown can be obtained. And if you pre-attach leaves or cut flowers, you can get ornamented eggs. You can do it even easier - in stores you will find many ready-made beautiful stickers. It remains only to attach them to the shell.
Step 6
Painted eggs will look more effective against a green background. It can be "grown". Buy wheat, oat, or watercress seeds two weeks before Easter. 10 days before Bright Sunday, sow them in a small amount of earthen mixture in a plate or tray. The soil should always be moist, and to create a greenhouse effect, cover it with a glass container or plastic bag, and place the tray on the window. When the seeds are germinated, rotate them so the grass grows evenly. By Easter, you will receive an excellent green "rug" that will delight your eyes on the festive table.
Step 7
Also try to decorate the table with tree branches and fresh flowers. Fresh leaves will hatch on the branches if you put them in a vase of water a few days before Easter.
Step 8
Since it is customary to make gifts to friends and relatives for Easter, you can also make them one of the table decorations. Take colored glitter paper and make small bags or boxes out of it. You can put an egg, candies, candied fruits, nuts and other delicacies in them.
Step 9
For table decor, you can also use national elements - objects of decorative and applied art. These can be richly painted or made in any artistic style eggs, ornamented towels, candles, napkins, etc.
