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Easter Facts

by Mary Mica Derutas


Easter egg hunt is a practice that’s starting to become popular in the Philippines. So, before you dig on mountains of oval-shaped chocolate treats and splurge yourself with basket full of candies, we gather some Easter Facts for you.

Easter Egg

Eggs have long been associated with Easter as a symbol of new life and Jesus’ resurrection, the hard shell of the egg represents the sealed tomb of Jesus Christ after crucifixion and the cracking of the shell represents Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Eggs are rolled as a symbolic re-enactment of the rolling away of the stone from Christ’s tomb.

Decorating Easter Eggs

Decorating eggs for Easter is a tradition that dates back to at least 13th century, for eggs is one of the forbidden food during Lenten season, people would paint and decorate them to mark the end of the period of penance and fasting, then eat them on Easter as a celebration. Egg dyes were once made out of natural items such as onion peels, producing a rich reddish-brown color, flower petals, tree bark, or with other natural dyes. Dying eggs red symbolized the blood of Christ.

Easter Bunny

In legend, the Easter bunny, also called Easter hare and the spring bunny, brings baskets filled with colored eggs, candy and sometimes toys to the homes of children on the night before Easter. The Easter bunny will either put the baskets in a designated place or hide them somewhere in the house or garden for the children to find in the morning.

Easter Candy

What is Easter egg hunt without sweet treats? Easter is the second best-selling candy holiday in America, after Halloween. The most popular sweet treats associated with this day are chocolate eggs, chocolate eggs were first made in Germany in the early 1800s another one is an edible Easter Bunnies made from sugar pastry and were also made in Germany in the 19th century.

Easter egg hunting activities is such an enjoyable and fun thing to do for kids and kids at heart for there are tons of Easter egg activities/events in malls and hotels, or you can also organize your own Easter egg hunt with your family in your backyard. Decorate your own Easter egg and fill your Easter baskets with your family’s favourite treats. Happy Easter!

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