Easter: The (sweetest) oldest and most important Christian holiday....

Here are a few fun/random facts about Easter.

~The term Easter comes from Eastre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess who symbolizes the hare and the egg.

~Did you know that only 12 of the 50 states recognizes Good Friday as a holiday?

~In 2011 in Italy, the tallest chocolate Easter egg to date was created.  It weighed in a 7200 kg (15873.28 pounds).  Taller than a giraffe and heavier that an elephant.

~Pysanka which is the art of painting eggs originated in Ukraine.

~Easter eggs are considered to be a symbol of rebirth in many cultures.

~Where do you start when eating your chocolate Easter bunny?  In America, 76% stated they start with the ears.  Have you ever wondered why the larger chocolate bunnies are hollow?  Well, if they were not hollow, they would be as hard as a brick which would in turn break your teeth.

~Can you believe that over 700 million Peeps are sold in America every Easter?  In fact, Peeps are the most popular non-chocolate candy sold.  Before 1954, it took over 30 hours to make one batch of Peeps as they were hand-crafted and took hours to dry.  Today, that time is down to six minutes.

~Americans eat over 16 million jelly beans during the Easter holiday.

~Speaking of chocolate bunnies, over 90 million chocolate bunnies are produced in America each Easter, as well as 92 billion chocolate eggs, and Cadbury cranks out 1.5 million creme eggs each Easter.

~The Easter Bunny has apparently been hiding eggs since 1680.  He must be exhausted! 

~The idea of the Easter Bunny is said to date back to Germany during the Middle Ages.

Happy Easter