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.
Easter always falls between March 22 and April 25.
Easter always falls between March 22 and April 25. The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228. This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives!
The initial baskets of Easter were given the appearance of bird's nests.
The most popular Easter candy, after chocolate, is marshmallow peeps. 600 million are sold each year!
Most children (74%) eat the ears of their chocolate bunny first. 13% eat the feet first, and 10% eat the tails first.
In the catalogue of kids' favorite Easter foodstuff, Red jellybeans occupy top most position.
The Pennsylvania Dutch supposedly introduced the Easter egg and the Easter Bunny to America. Originally they would also bake a big cookie rabbit in the act of laying an egguntil the squeamish objected
Easter hams: The custom of eating ham around Easter actually goes back before Christianity, and had a practical origin. According to ‘Imponderables’ author David Feldman, at the beginning of spring fresh meat was not readily available. Pagans would bury fresh pork legs in the sand by the sea during the fall and winter. The pork was cured by the constant "marinating" of the salt water. Come spring, the preserved meat was cooked over wood fires.
Slaughtering pigs in the fall would produce perfect spring hams.
Others believe that ham became traditional because the pig is a symbol of prosperity in many cultures.
Answer to yesterday's trivia question: What potato chip snacks were introduced in 1969 by Procter & Gamble? Pringles
Today's trivia question: How do Easter bunnies stay healthy?
Thought for the Day: One good thing about being senile is that you can hide your own eggs.
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