The Egg Dance

The Egg Dance was a traditional game played in the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries as a part of the springtime folk festivities. A chalk circle would be drawn on the ground, and players would take turns using their feet to roll an egg out of a bowl, keeping it within the circle, finally turning the bowl upside down back on top of the egg without cracking it. The first to do so would win a prize, usually a basket of eggs.