Easter Facts

Here we at another Monday and since it is Easter this week’s facts are about Easter.

The Easter Bunny legend began in Germany.

The holiday was named after the Anglo-Saxon Goddess, Eostre

More than 1.5 million Cadbury Creme Eggs are produced every day.

The act of painting eggs originates from a Ukrainian tradition.

The world’s largest Easter egg weighs in at 5000lbs. Standing 31ft tall and 18ft wide is the world’s largest Easter egg. Found in Vegreville, Alberta, Canada, the egg weighs a hefty 5000 lbs and took 12,000 hours to complete, it’s

named the Vegreville Pysanka, the world’s largest Easter egg is actually more of a jigsaw than a sculpture, as it is made from 3500 pieces of aluminium.

3 thoughts on “Easter Facts

  1. Dearest Jo-Anne,

    The Ukrainian egg painting is a true are!

    Eggs are a symbol of New Life so that in itself is a perfect example.

    The Easter Bunny in fact has nothing to do with the religious meaning of Easter… but it is so common.

    We have devoured many dark chocolate bunnies 😉

    Hugs,

    Mariette

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