Easter Trivia
Approximately how many chocolate bunnies are sold each Easter?
60 million
The origin of the Easter Bunny dates back hundreds of years, beginning in pre-Christian (BLANK). Here, the hare was said to be the symbol of the Pagan Goddess of Spring and Fertility.
Germany
Traditionally there are 3 eaten meats in Ireland on Easter Sunday
Lamb, veal, and chicken
What was the first year Cadbury eggs started filling there eggs with creme
1923
The last week of Lent the Thursday is called this
Maundy Thursday
Which South African politician died on Easter Saturday, 2010?
Eugène Terre'Blanche
According to scholars, this Christian holiday was named after the Anglo-Saxon goddess, BLANK, who was depicted as a Fertility Goddess and a Goddess of Dawn and Light.
Eostre
Egg tapping: A popular game in this place where people tap hard-boiled eggs together
Greece
How is Easter determined? The date is calculated based on the first full moon following the BLANK, meaning it varies each year and does not occur on a fixed date.
Vernal Equinox
Following Maundy Thursday there is this special Friday
Good Friday
What kind of meat is often associated with Easter?
Lamb
This many Cadbury Creme Eggs are made daily
1.5 million
Bunnies are usually never eaten on Easter beside these bunnies
Peeps
Lent is this many days
40 days
Then following Goof Friday there is this special Saturday
Holy Saturday
Who fixed the date of Easter?
Council of Nicaea
Another fascinating Easter fact for you, Cadbury’s makes 500 million Creme Eggs every year! If you piled them on top of each other, it would be 10 x higher than this Mountain
Mount Everest
Female bunnies are able to give birth to this many babies
1 to 14
The last week of Lent is called this
Holy Week
So if Holy Saturday comes first what comes on Sunday?
Easter Sunday
How old is the world's oldest hot cross bun?
189 years old
For countless generations, these people have been decorating eggs as a calling out to the Gods and Goddesses of health and fertility.
Ukrainians
Cadbury eggs were first invented when
1875
On the last week of Lent the last Sunday is called this
Palm Sunday
After the service, Greeks traditionally break their 40-day fast with “BLANK” a rich soup made from lamb intestines.
Mayeritsa