![On the 4th (local time), protesters in Shan State, Myanmar, condemned the military by holding an Easter egg and giving a three-finger salute.[AFP=연합뉴스]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202104/05/8bbf3124-e1d8-4cc2-8b5e-95484e136295.jpg?w=560&ssl=1)
On the 4th (local time), protesters in Shan State, Myanmar, condemned the military by holding an Easter egg and giving a three-finger salute.[AFP=연합뉴스]
In Myanmar, a Buddhist country, a massive “egg demonstration” took place on Easter, the Christian season. Protesters called for help to the international community with Easter eggs engraved with the message “Save Myanmar.”
According to Reuters on the 4th (local time), protesters carrying Easter eggs with messages of protest against the military appeared on the streets in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, and in the capital Naepido, condemning the coup. On the eggs held by the protesters, messages such as’Spring Revolution’,’We will surely win’, and’Hlaing go out’ were engraved on the eggs. On social media (SNS), photos of Easter eggs, which became a symbol of’resistance’, were uploaded one after another.
![A protester in Yangon, Myanmar, holding a three-fingered salute holding an egg with the message'We will win'.[AP=연합뉴스]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202104/05/1def3a66-6e41-4ea4-8b58-2a7071add056.jpg?w=560&ssl=1)
A protester in Yangon, Myanmar, holding a three-fingered salute holding an egg with the message’We will win’.[AP=연합뉴스]
UN envoy Sasa, a member of the CRPH, the provisional government of the Democratic Party of Myanmar, also issued a statement on Twitter saying, “Easter will instill new hope and strength throughout Myanmar.” “The creativity and courage of the protesters are the future of Myanmar,” he said. “Easter is a day about the future, and the people of Myanmar will have a great future of federal democracy.”
The United Nations special envoy appointed by the “Federal Assembly Representative Committee” (CRPH), an organization of the Provisional Government of Myanmar, issued an Easter statement on Twitter on the 4th (local time). [사사 특사 트위터]
Pope Francis also said on Easter that “I express my deep solidarity to young people around the world, especially those in Myanmar.”
But even on this day, the sacrifices of Myanmar citizens did not stop. According to local media, Irrawaddy, two protesters were killed by police in the capital Naepido. One of them, according to Myan Manau, is Tain Tan Wu, who turned 20 this year, and has not yet handed over to his family after the soldiers took the body. One person in their 20s died in Kachin Province.
![On Easter on the 4th (local time) in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, citizens came out carrying Easter eggs with the message of the rebels and held a three-finger salute.[AP=연합뉴스]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202104/05/895e0e2b-0717-4750-9fe4-d06bd5ea58ac.jpg?w=560&ssl=1)
On Easter on the 4th (local time) in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, citizens came out carrying Easter eggs with the message of the rebels and held a three-finger salute.[AP=연합뉴스]
According to the Myanmar Civil Organization Political Offender Support Association (AAPP), 557 people were killed by the military until the 3rd after the coup. Of these, there are more than 40 children. AAPP also revealed that a total of 2,658 people were detained, including five citizens interviewed with CNN on the streets of Yangon last week.
Reporter Jeong Eun-hye [email protected]
