EASTER
The Easter bunny isn't the only holiday mascot around town! This more or less has to do with the Christian tradition of eating this type of meat to commemorate Christ's death and sacrifice all that time ago.
Lamb
WHERE DID EASTER EGGS ORIGINATE FROM?
FROM A PAGAN TRADITION
WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FLOWER OF EASTER?
EASTER LILIES
WHAT ARE THE MOST POPULAR CANDY FOR EASTER?
CHOCOLATE AND JELLYBEANS
WHAT DAY/DATE DOES EASTER FALL ON IN THE YEAR OF 2026?
WHAT IS SUNDAY APRIL 5, 2026
WHAT DO YOU TYPICALLY USE TO COLLECT EASTER EGGS?
AN EASTER BASKET
WHY WERE EASTER EGGS A SYMBOL FOR HOLY WEEK?
BECUASE THEY REPRESENT JESUS RESURRECTION
WHAT DO EASTER LILIES REPRESENT?
HOPE AND REBIRTH
WHAT COUNTRY DID THE IDEA OF THE EASTER BUNNY GIVING CANDY AND EGGS COME FROM?
GERMANY
WHICH TRADITION DID START WITH PEOPLE LEAVING EASTER SERVICES AT CHURCH ?
EASTER PARADE
WHO BROUGHT THE EASTER BUNNY TRADITION TO AMERICA?
GERMAN IMMIGRANTS
IN WHAT CENTURY WAS IT SAID THAT THE 1ST EASTER EGGS WERE DECORATED?
THE 13TH CENTURY
WHERE DID THE 1ST BLOOM OF EASTER LILIES ORIGINATE?
JAPAN
HOW MANY JELLY BEANS ARE MADE EACH YEAR FOR EASTER?
16 BILLION JELLY BEANS
Though dressing up in your Sunday best is an Easter custom that goes way back, bonnets are a relatively new addition to festive outfits. The big hats were popularized in 1933 when composer Irving Berlin included them in this song.
"Easter Parade."
The tune features lyrics about elite New Yorkers showing off their extravagant Easter outfits.
WHAT HOLIDAY DOES EASTER ALWAYS COMPETE WITH FOR CHOCOLATE SALES?
HALLOWEEN
WHEN DID THE EASTER BUNNY COME TO THE UNITED STATES?
THE 1700'S
ARE EASTER LILIES A RELATIVELY NEW TRADITION?
YES
Easter lilies (Lilium longiflorum) became a widespread custom in the United States around the 1940s and 1950s.
WHICH OTHER NON-CHOCOLATE CANDY HAS BECOME POPULAR THE LAST YEARS?
THE MARSHMALLOW PEEP
WHAT A TRADITIONAL EASTER FOOD?
LAMB, HAM, BREADS, HOT CROSS BUNS, ETC
WHICH HOLIDAY DO PEOPLE TEND TO BUY THE MOST CANDY/CHOCOLATE, HALLOWEEN OR EASTER?
HALLOWEEN
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE GERMAN HARE FROM THE 1700'S?
OSTERHASE OR OSCHTER HAWS
WHEN WERE LILIES BROUGH TO ENGLAND?
IN 1777
WHEN DID PEEPS BEGIN TO BE SOLD?
1950'S
WHICH SEASON STARTS IN EASTER?
SPRING