• The Egg painting custom is traditionally known as “Pysanka”.
• The reason for painting Easter eggs in bright colors is that they represent the bright sunlight of spring time.
• The egg is believed to be the symbol of life and rebirth since early times of Egyptians, Persians, Gauls, Greeks and Romans.
• Easter’s most valuable eggs were hand crafted in the 1880’s. Made by the great goldsmith Peter Carl Faberge, they were commissioned by Czar Alexander III of Russia as gifts for his wife, Czarina Maria Feodorovna. The first Faberge egg, presented in 1886, measured two and a half inches long and had a simple exterior.
• In the Greek Orthodox culture, Easter eggs are traditionally painted red.
More Easter Facts and Trivia:
• The most famously known Easter event took place in the year 1878. This year president Hayes and his wife Lucy officially opened the White House grounds to the children for egg rolling on Easter Monday. Since then, this event is held each year.
• There are ten growers, most located along the California-Oregon border, in an area known as the “Easter Lily Capital of the World,” that produce 95 percent of all bulbs grown in the world for the potted Easter lily market. They produce over 11 million bulbs annually for shipping to commercial greenhouses.
• Americans spend 2 billion dollars on Easter goodies. They consume 7.1 billion pounds of Easter treats each year.
• The inaugural chocolate eggs recipes were made in Europe during the nineteenth century.
• Each year there are nearly 90 million chocolate bunnies.
• According to a survey, 76% of people prefer to eat the ears of a chocolate Easter bunny first before any other part.
Happy Easter Everyone!
Have a fangtastic day however you celebrate. <3 Brock V"""V
• The most famously known Easter event took place in the year 1878. This year president Hayes and his wife Lucy officially opened the White House grounds to the children for egg rolling on Easter Monday. Since then, this event is held each year.
• There are ten growers, most located along the California-Oregon border, in an area known as the “Easter Lily Capital of the World,” that produce 95 percent of all bulbs grown in the world for the potted Easter lily market. They produce over 11 million bulbs annually for shipping to commercial greenhouses.
• Americans spend 2 billion dollars on Easter goodies. They consume 7.1 billion pounds of Easter treats each year.
• The inaugural chocolate eggs recipes were made in Europe during the nineteenth century.
• Each year there are nearly 90 million chocolate bunnies.
• According to a survey, 76% of people prefer to eat the ears of a chocolate Easter bunny first before any other part.
Happy Easter Everyone!
Have a fangtastic day however you celebrate. <3 Brock V"""V
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