Thursday, April 9, 2026

Easter Myths!

by Cate H.

Easter is a very treasured holiday in history. I have 10 crazy myths to tell you!

  1. The Easter Bunny came from a Germanic tribe myth.
  2. 1.5 MILLION Peeps are consumed each year.
  3. American’s eat over 16 MILLION jelly beans a year.
  4. Before chocolate, Prentzelts were originally gifted to others.
  5. An old German custom involves dancing around eggs without cracking them.
  6. In Germany it is common to hand painted eggs on a tree.
  7. The most expensive egg was bought for around 7,000 euro in the UK.
  8. In Greece eggs are usually dyed red to symbolize the blood of Christ.
  9. The world biggest chocolate egg is about 33 feet tall and 15,000 pounds! Imagine being crushed by a chocolate egg!
  10. The first ever chocolate egg was in 1873, Bristol, UK.