EASTER
EASTER EGGS
EASTER FLOWERS
EASTER CANDY
EASTER
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WHERE DOES EASTER  ORIGINATE FROM?

Easter actually originated as an ancient pagan celebration of the spring equinox. In Christianity, the day was dedicated to observing the resurrection of Jesus Christ, celebrated around the time of the Jewish Passover.

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WHAT YEAR WAS THE VERY 1ST EASTER EGG ROLL AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND/OR WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT?

1878 AND RUTHERFORD B. HAYES

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WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FLOWER OF EASTER?

EASTER LILIES

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WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR CANDY FOR EASTER?

CHOCOLATE AND JELLYBEANS


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WHAT DAY/DATE DOES EASTER FALL ON IN THE YEAR OF 2024?

WHAT IS SUNDAY March 29, 2024

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WHAT DO YOU TYPICALLY USE TO COLLECT EASTER EGGS?

AN EASTER BASKET

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WHY WERE EASTER EGGS A SYMBOL FOR HOLY WEEK? 

BECUASE THEY REPRESENT JESUS RESURRECTION

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WHAT DO EASTER LILIES REPRESENT?

HOPE AND REBIRTH

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WHAT COUNTRY DID THE IDEA OF THE EASTER BUNNY GIVING CANDY AND EGGS COME FROM?

GERMANY

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WHICH TRADITION STARTED WITH PEOPLE LEAVING EASTER SERVICES AT CHURCH  ?

EASTER PARADE

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WHO BROUGHT THE EASTER BUNNY TRADITION TO AMERICA?

GERMAN IMMIGRANTS

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IN WHAT CENTURY WAS IT SAID THAT THE 1ST EASTER EGGS WERE DECORATED?

THE 13TH CENTURY

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WHERE DID THE 1ST BLOOM OF EASTER LILIES ORIGINATE?

JAPAN

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HOW MANY JELLY BEANS ARE MADE EACH YEAR FOR EASTER?

16 BILLION JELLY BEANS

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WHAT STATE AND CITY HAS THE MOST FASHIONABLE EASTER DAY?

NEW YORK

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WHAT HOLIDAY DOES EASTER ALWAYS COMPETE WITH FOR CHOCOLATE SALES?

HALLOWEEN

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WHEN DID THE EASTER BUNNY COME TO THE UNITED STATES?

THE 1700'S

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ARE EASTER LILIES A RELATIVELY NEW TRADITION?

YES

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WHICH OTHER NON-CHOCOLATE CANDY HAS BECOME POPULAR  RECENTLY?

THE MARSHMALLOW PEEP

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WHAT IS A TRADITIONAL EASTER FOOD?

LAMB

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WHAT HOLIDAY DO PEOPLE TEND TO BUY THE MOST CANDY/CHOCOLATE?

EASTER

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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE GERMAN HARE FROM THE 1700'S?

OSTERHASE OR OSCHTER HAWS

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WHEN WERE LILIES BROUGHT TO ENGLAND?

IN 1777


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WHEN DID PEEPS BEGIN TO BE SOLD?

1950'S

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WHICH SEASON STARTS IN EASTER?

SPRING

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