Fun facts about Easter eggs
Easter eggs are eaten all over the world before and during Easter time.
Easter can be associated with family and love, but also with delicious egg-shaped chocolates.
Easter eggs are eaten all over the world before and during Easter time.
Here are some interesting but fun facts about Easter eggs:
• The exchange or giving of Easter eggs actually dates back to before Easter, and the giving of eggs is actually considered a symbol of rebirth in many cultures
• The tallest chocolate Easter egg was made in Italy in 2011. It stood 10,39 metres high and weighed an astounding 7,2kg
• 76 per cent of people eat the ears on the chocolate bunny first, five per cent go for the feet and four per cent for the tail
• The Easter egg is said to symbolise joy, celebration and new life
• In the USA, the state of Florida held the largest Easter egg hunt, in which 9 753 children searched for 501 000 eggs
• The idea of the Easter Bunny giving candies and eggs is said to have originated in Germany during the Middle Ages
• The White House hosts an Easter Egg Roll on the front lawn each year. This tradition was started by President Rutherford B Hayes in 1878
• After Halloween, Easter is the biggest candy-consuming holiday
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