Easter: 10 Fun Facts
- The name Easter owes its origin from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess who symbolizes hare and egg.
- Easter always falls between March 22 and April 25.
- From the very early times, egg has been considered the most important symbol of rebirth.
- The first chocolate eggs were made in Europe in the early 19th century and remain among the most popular treats associated with Easter.
- Each year nearly 90 million chocolate bunnies are made for the Easter Holiday.
- When it comes to eating chocolate bunnies, the ears are preferred to be eaten first by as many as 76% of people.
- Americans celebrate Easter with a large Easter egg hunt on the White House Lawn.
- The custom of giving eggs at Easter time has been traced back to Egyptians, Persians, Gauls, Greeks and Romans, to whom the egg was a symbol of life.
- The date of Passover is variable as it is dependent on the phases of the moon, and thus Easter is a movable feast.
- The first Easter baskets were made to look like bird's nests.
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