After 40 days of abstinance, there is just not enough chocolate featured in Austria's Easter celebrations. Hard boiled eggs, that one should pick the grit out of after they've been dropped and crushed underfoot in the competitive rush of the egg and spoon race to make an egg mayonnaise sandwich as a nod to something that feels vaguely healthy when you've eaten so much chocolate that you really can't even manage that wafer thin mint, are the big treat of the day. They are deceptively brightly painted, but just not chocolatey enough. We are calling a national emergency and would welcome any donations to our home address.
