Step aside, Easter baskets! There's a new Easter tradition in town, and it's positively delightful: Easter egg trees. If you've never heard of these incredibly whimsical "Osterbaum," as they're called ...

ELSTERHEIDE, Germany -- A small Slavic minority in eastern Germany is keeping alive a long, intricate tradition of hand-painted Easter eggs that's been passed down by Sorbian families for generations.

SCHLEIFE, Germany (AP) — Anke Hanusch dips her tool into dark blue wax and dots it precisely on a yellow-dyed Easter egg in her hand. Back and forth, wax to egg, egg to wax, as the honeycomb pattern ...

WIESBADEN, Germany – Easter time is associated with the beginning of spring and new life in Germany. Several Easter traditions have to do with banishing the winter and welcoming spring. However, ...

Volker Kraft decorates his Easter egg tree in Saalfeld, Germany on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. It takes the family around two weeks to hang the 10,000 hand painted eggs into the tree. Follow ...