Why did chocolate eggs overtake real decorated eggs?

Answer: They kept the symbol but worked better as gifts

They kept the symbol but worked better as gifts ✓ — Correct! Chocolate eggs kept the egg symbol while becoming easier to package, sell, gift, and mass-produce in modern Easter culture.

Churches banned decorated real eggs — Wrong. Decorated real eggs were not universally banned; chocolate eggs rose because they fit modern gifting and candy markets.

Chocolate eggs came from Passover ritual food — Wrong. Chocolate eggs are a later confectionery product, not an ancient Passover ritual food.