Way back in the seventies, Easter was celebrated with a basket and some hidden eggs. Sure they had Marshmallow chicks and chocolate rabbits, but it was nothing like the delicacies of today. Today we have all colors of marshmallow chicks, all flavors of jellybeans, and all kinds of eggs to delight our taste buds. There [...]
Boil, Boil, Boil your eggs first. Did I mention boiling the eggs? If you don’t, the yolks can become hard, dry and green-tinged. That makes for a very ugly egg, so boil them first. When coloring your egg, you can buy a coloring kit or make your own with food coloring. It depends on how [...]
Leftover eggs can be numerous at my house, because we usually overshoot how many we really need. If you have the same problem, here are some suggestions for those unused eggs: Hard boiled eggs Shell the egg and eat it. Nothing like a good boiled egg with a little pepper on it. Egg Salad Just [...]
In America, we have the Easter Bunny, Easter tree, all the candy and the eggs. What about other nations? Do they celebrate Easter too? Scotland children hard boil eggs and paint them on Easter Saturday. On Easter Sunday, they take the eggs to the top of a tall hill and have a race to see [...]
Easter trees became a tradition in the United States just after the Civil War. In Germany, the Ukraine, and Austria, the trees have been around longer. They would decorate evergreens with painted eggs. Eggs represent rebirth, renewal, and the resurrection. The tree has gained rising popularity since the book The Egg Tree was published. By [...]
The egg is the most well known symbol of fertility, new life, and the start of a new beginning. Some customs have been around for centuries. Each culture decorates their eggs according to the customs that have been handed down for centuries. In all cultures, it remains true that All life comes from an egg. [...]
Apparently, the Easter Bunny can. He brings baskets of eggs to all the good little children. Along with the basket, Mr. Bunny adds some other candy and gifts for the special child. There is also a colorful assortment of eggs Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Speckled, Chocolate, Creme-Filled, Marbled, and Rainbow. How did this whole story [...]
Lent is a forty-six day penitence season that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. It is symbolic of the forty days Jesus spent out in the wilderness before his ministry. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, and gets its name from the practice of placing [...]
What holiday is always celebrated the first Sunday following the full moon that appears near the Spring Equinox? Germany originated the legend of what bunny? The wooden eggs used at the White House Egg Roll are in honor of what day? The metamorphosis of the butterfly represents eternal life and is seen with which holiday? [...]
Christmas is already commercialized. The stores have started decorating in October now and have Christmas in July sales. Easter, it seems, is starting to follow suit. The stores start placing displays right after Valentine’s Day in February. Easter should be recognized as a Holy Day and the resurrection should be celebrated. Instead, we have stores [...]