EASTER
How did Easter Originate?
FROM A PAGAN TRADITION
WHY WERE EASTER EGGS A SYMBOL FOR HOLY WEEK?
BECUASE THEY REPRESENT JESUS RESURRECTION
WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FLOWER OF EASTER?
EASTER LILIES
WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR CANDY FOR EASTER?
CHOCOLATE AND JELLYBEANS
WHAT COUNTRY DID THE IDEA OF THE EASTER BUNNY GIVING CANDY AND EGGS COME FROM?
GERMANY
WHAT DO YOU TYPICALLY USE TO COLLECT EASTER EGGS?
AN EASTER BASKET
What do Eggs symbolize?
Fertility, and in Christianity, the empty tomb
WHAT DO EASTER LILIES REPRESENT?
HOPE AND REBIRTH
What percentage of Americans eat a chocolate bunny's ears first?
78%
WHICH A TRADITIONAL EASTER FOOD?
LAMB
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
WHAT STATE AND CITY HAS THE MOST FASHIONABLE EASTER DAY?
NEW YORK
WHAT HOLIDAY DOES EASTER ALWAYS COMPETE WITH FOR CHOCOLATE SALES?
HALLOWEEN
WHAT YEAR WAS THE VERY 1ST EASTER EGG ROLL AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND/OR WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT?
1878 AND RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
ARE EASTER LILIES A RELATIVELY NEW TRADITION?
YES
How many Creme Eggs does Cadbury produce each day?
1.5 Million!
WHEN DID THE EASTER BUNNY COME TO THE UNITED STATES?
THE 1700'S
Easter is on a different day each year, how is that Sunday decided?
By Pagan tradition, Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon, after the spring equinox.
How much did the jewel-encrusted Fabergé "Rothschild Egg" auction for in 2007?
12.5 Million Euros
WHEN WERE LILIES BROUGH TO ENGLAND?
IN 1777
WHEN DID PEEPS BEGIN TO BE SOLD?
1950'S
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE GERMAN HARE FROM THE 1700'S?
OSTERHASE OR OSCHTER HAWS