| This Year Easter is Sunday march 23rd. Like most of the spring festivals, Easter embodies festive celebrations and feasting. Among the many spring festivals, Easter stands out for its unique pagan symbols and rituals. Here are some interesting Fun Easter facts: - The Easter Lilly symbolizes the resurrection of Jesus because the shell represents the tomb of Jesus and the flower that blooms represents life after death.
- The first chocolate easter eggs recipes were made in Europe in the nineteenth century.
- Vegreville, Canada is the home of the largest Easter egg in the world. The Easter egg or Ukrainian 'Pysanka,' was made in 1975 to commemorate early Ukrainian settlements in an area east of Edmonton. It weighed 5,000 pounds, and was 25.7 feet long.
- Pysanka is a specific term used for the practice of Easter egg painting.
- Most children (74%) eat the ears of their chocolate bunny first. 13% eat the feet first, and 10% eat the tails first.
- In 1878 U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife Lucy officially opened the White House grounds to the children of the area for egg rolling on Easter Monday. The event has been held on the South Lawn ever since, except during World War I and World War II.
- The initial baskets of Easter were given the appearance of bird's nests.
- By tradition, it was obligatory (or at least lucky) for churchgoers to wear some bright new piece of clothing - at least an Easter bonnet, if not a complete new outfit.
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