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Somebody told me in Israel some have the custom of decorating the egg for Pesach (like an Easter egg). Wouldn't that be considered chukas hagoyim or avoda zara?

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LC128, thanks fr the interesting question, which would be bettered by the inclusion of indication why you think it would be chukas hagoyim or a"z. Welcome to the site. I hope you stick around nd enjoy it. – msh210♦ Dec 24 '12 at 3:57
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I have never heard of this practice. What communities do this? When did it begin? Is it a conscious imitation of Easter eggs? Or did it possibly arise in communities that are unaware of Easter eggs? – LazerA Dec 24 '12 at 6:00
According to some quick research on wikipedia dyeing the eggs red is a practice with religious symbolism. But anything else is just artwork, and you can't say that Jews are not allowed to do artwork just because goyim to it too. – Ariel Dec 24 '12 at 6:32

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