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The origin of Easter eggs
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Created on: April 07, 2009 Last Updated: May 27, 2009
It's a well know fact Peter Cotton Tail didn't originate the Easter egg. He wasn't a gleam in the whole
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by Sarah Todd
Created on: April 08, 2009 Last Updated: November 30, 2010
As a symbol of new life and fertility the egg has featured in civilisations throughout history. The
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Created on: March 16, 2009 Last Updated: December 07, 2010
In the weeks before Easter many children and adults enjoy painting Easter eggs. In the United States
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by Pamela Kay
Created on: April 17, 2009 Last Updated: June 10, 2009
The same Easter eggs that are Christian symbols of new and renewed life today, were once the sacred
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Created on: April 19, 2009
Although the Christian festival of Easter is more commonly known as a commemoration of the Resurrection
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by Janet Perry
Created on: April 10, 2009 Last Updated: April 21, 2009
Beautiful young girls, dressed in their Spring finery, and carrying baskets of beautifully decorated
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by Allen Teal
Created on: April 17, 2009 Last Updated: April 24, 2009
Decorating eggs is an Easter traditioncelebrated by Christians in many parts of the world. While various
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Created on: April 15, 2009 Last Updated: April 17, 2009
There has been early speculation that the origin of the modern day Easter egg can be traced back to
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Created on: April 18, 2009
Easter always falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Since
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Created on: April 01, 2009 Last Updated: April 04, 2009
The coming of Easter means one thing to most children in the Western world today - chocolate eggs! Oh
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