Which springtime symbol do people in Russia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine tap and crack together at Easter to see whose is strongest, and are also sometimes carved from wood and hand painted, and used in painted-porcelain gifts?

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Easter egg. Easter eggs are a shared spring tradition in Russia and Serbia. In Russian folk custom they are carved from wood and hand-painted or made as porcelain gifts, and in Serbia they are dyed with onion skins, joining a wider Slavic and Orthodox tradition.