The Colors of the Pysanky Eggs each have a specific meaning. The tradition of painting the eggs and exchanging them with friends and relatives is very old. A bowl of eggs serves as a colorful display as well as protection from all dangers. White - purity, birth, light, rejoicing,virginity. Yellow - youth, love, harvest and the perpetuation of the family. Gold - spirituality and wisdom. Orange - endurance, strength and ambition. Also a symbol of the everlasting sun. Pink - success and contentment. Green - fertility, health and hopefulness; of spring, breaking bondage, freshness and wealth. Red - action, charity, spiritual awakening, sun, joy of life and love. Blue - air, good health, truth and fidelity. Purple - Fasting, faith, trust and patience. Brown - Mother Earth and her bountiful gifts. Black - constancy or eternity, the center of the earth.