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There's a story quite funny, About a toy bunny, And the wonderful things she can do; Every bright Easter morning, Without warning, She colors eggs red, green, or blue. "The Easter Bunny" by Josephine Todd -The tallest Easter egg chocolate was made in Italy in 2011. It stood at 10.39 meters and weighed an astounding 7,200 kg. -The art of painting eggs is called pysanka, which originated in Ukraine. It involves using wax and dyes to color the egg. -The term Easter gets its name from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess who symbolizes the hare and the egg. -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. -Peep peep… did you know Americans buy more than 700 million marshmallow Peeps during Easter? This makes Peeps the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy. -Americans consume more than 16 million jelly beans during this holiday. That is enough jelly beans to circle the globe not once, not twice, but three times. -During the holiday, more than 90 million chocolate bunnies, 91.4 billion eggs and 700 million Peeps are produced each year in the United States alone. -Next to Halloween, Easter is the biggest candy-consuming holiday of the year. Good thing they are almost six months apart, perfect for your yearly dentist check-ups! -An estimated $14.7 billion is spent in total for Easter in the US. -The Easter egg is said to symbolize and represent joy, celebration and new life. -Half the states in the United States banned the dyeing of chicks on Easter; however, Florida recently overturned this law and now prevents the dyeing of all animals. -Florida held the largest Easter egg hunt, where 9,753 children searched for 501,000 eggs. -The White House of tradition of the Easter Egg Roll started back in 1878, with President Rutherford B. Hayes! -Workers in Birmingham, who make the famous Cadbury Creme Egg, produce more than 1.5 million egg delights a year. -The idea of the Easter bunny giving candies and eggs is said to have originated in Germany during the Middle Ages. #easterweekend #easter #poems #easterfacts #easterfun #easterbunny #pathhc https://www.instagram.com/p/BwebiVrga2L/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b69s642cxtlz

Last weekend we altered the clocks, this weekend we celebrate chocola-, I mean, Easter!⠀ ⠀ Joking aside, Easter is upon us, but how much do you actually know about this 4 day weekend? Grab a cuppa and read these 10 interesting, funny and simply ridiculous facts about easter...⠀ ⠀ Working or not, and whatever you’re doing, Hoppy Easter folks! Have a good one!⠀ ⠀ Caroline x⠀ ⠀ https://thegroomslist.co.uk/10-interesting-funny-and-simply-ridiculous-facts-about-easter/⠀ ⠀ #Easter #EasterWeekend #EasterEggs #ChocolateEggs #Chocolate #EasterBunny #FourDayWeekend #EasterFacts #FunFacts