Fun Facts You Might Not Know About Easter

29 Apr 2021

     Easter is the most important day for Christians as it is the celebration of Jesus being resurrected from the dead. Well, most of you probably know what Easter is, but what about its background? Here are some fun facts that can widen your knowledge about Easter.

  • Eggs decorating was originated from a Ukrainian tradition.

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The decorated eggs are called pysankas, made with wax and dyes. The colourful custom eggs started when Ukrainian immigrants came to U.S.

  • World’s largest chocolate egg was made in Italy. 

The world’s largest Easter chocolate egg was made back in April 2011 in Italy. The chocolate egg weighed 7.200 kilograms with a height of 10 meters.

  • Giving an egg is a symbol of “rebirth” in many cultures. 

Eggs in many places around the world symbolizes new life, rebirth, and fertility. Because of its round shape, eggs are also used as the symbol of earth and our connection to the nature.

  • The Easter Bunny legend was originated from Germany.

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Just like Santa Claus that have no significance on Christmas, so does Easter Bunny who doesn’t have any real connection to Easter. The origin of the Easter Bunny dates back hundreds of years, beginning in pre-Christian Germany. The hare was said to be the symbol of the Pagan Goddess of Spring and Fertility.

As Christianity spread across Europe and eventually around the world, Pagan traditions were blended with Christian holidays, which connected to Easter. Nowadays, eggs are substituted with chocolate to be given to children who are well-behaved on Easter Sunday.

  •  Pretzels used to be associated with Easter.

 Some of you might be wondering why pretzels? It all started back in the 1950s in Germany where it was a tradition for them to eat a pretzel and a hard-boiled egg for dinner on Good Friday. It is believed that pretzels are associated with Easter because the twists resemble arms crossing in prayer.

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