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eggs at Easter time comes from Eastre, the languages the name on a Sunday, but the
goes back to Anglo-Saxon goddess Easter comes from the date varies from year to
Egyptians, Persians, who symbolizes hare word Passover: Pasqua year. Easter can be as
Gauls, Greeks and and egg. in Italian, Pâques in early as 22 March or as
Romans, to whom the French, Pascua in late as 25 April.
egg was a symbol of Spanish
fertility.
The traditional act of The first Easter baskets Eggs are associated The first symbol of
painting eggs is called were made to look like with Easter because Easter was a chicken
Pysanka. bird's nests. they are a symbol of breaking out of its shell
starting new life. (Christ's resurrection).
The first chocolate Many pagan traditions 90 million chocolate Early Christians used
eggs were made in have found their way bunnies are made each red colored eggs to
Europe in the early into Christian religious year. symbolize the
1800s and still are one observances. Rabbits 76% of the people eat Resurrection.
of the most popular are one such symbol. the ears of the In England they began
treats associated with Rabbits symbolize the chocolate bunny first. writing messages and
Easter. fertility of springtime. dates on their eggs and
The rabbit is also the exchanging them
symbol of the Egyptian with friends and loved
moon — and the moon ones.
is used to determine In the 1800's, candied
the date of Easter each eggs were made.
year.
Americans celebrate Easter Island got its 16 billions of jelly beans 2, 1 billion dollars are
Easter with a large name from its are made each year for spent worldwide for