Traditions & Symbols
Egg-cellent Facts
Around the World
Candy
100

This festive, long-eared character is said to leave baskets of treats for children.

Who is the Easter Bunny?

100

These are often hidden for children to find on Easter morning

What are eggs?

100

In this country, Easter takes place during the autumn season

 What is Australia?

100

Is more candy sold for Easter, Christmas, Valentine’s Day or Halloween?

Halloween

200

This popular Easter candy is most commonly eaten by biting off the ears first.

What is a chocolate bunny?

200

This color is historically the first used to dye Easter eggs, representing the blood of Christ.

What is red?

200

 Instead of a bunny, children in Switzerland believe this bird delivers eggs.

What is the Cuckoo?

200

What’s the most popular Easter candy in America?

Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs

300

Traditionally, this flower, often white, symbolizes purity and represents the resurrection.

What is the Lily?

300

This European company is famous for producing Creme Eggs

What is Cadbury?

300

In Germany, a fox is sometimes believed to deliver eggs in this region

What is Westphalia

300

About how many chocolate bunnies are produced each year?

90 million

400

In this country, children dress up as witches and go door-to-door on Easter.

What is Finland?

400

The world’s largest chocolate Easter egg was created in this country.

What is Italy?

400

In England, this sweet, spiced bun is traditionally eaten on Good Friday.

What is a hot cross bun?

400

How many jellybeans do Americans consume each Easter?

16 billion

500

According to legend, this country began the tradition of dyeing Easter eggs

What is Ukraine?

500

This popular candy was once illegal in the United States because of a choking hazard.

What is the Kinder Surprise?

500

In Greece, Mexico, and Spain, it is tradition to burn these during Easter

 What are bonfires?

500

How much did the world’s largest chocolate Easter egg weigh?

15,873 pounds, 4.48 ounces

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