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March 20-26, 2008
Page 7
Holiday
Early Easter Tidings.
Spring is here, bringing with it chocolate bunnies, hidden eggs,
and baskets of treats.
By: Christie Bohm Chase, Staff Writer
For most people, Easter signifies the
beginning of spring. This year Easter falls on
March 23, 2008, which is earlier than most
years. Long ago, people held spring festivals as
winter ended. Today we celebrate Easter as the
beginning of spring. Easter is the most sacred
holiday for Christians, however, Easter is not
only a religious day. As a non religious holiday,
Easter celebrates the end of winter and the
rebirth of nature and for kids a big fluffy bunny
delivers baskets of goodies.
No one knows for sure where the name
"Easter" comes from. Some historians believe it
comes from the word east, the direction where
the sun rises. Others believe it comes from the
name of an Anglo-Saxon goddess, named
Eostre, who was the goddess of dawn and
springtime. Many Easter customs, such as egg
dyeing, link the religious and non religious
sides of the holiday. Egg dyeing dates back to
the Egyptians and Romans who used colored
eggs at festivals. People have been dyeing
eggs ever since. Some dye their eggs bright
colors, some pastels. Some make intricate
designs with wax, and some paint intricate
pictures on their eggs. You can decorate a
blown egg, a hard-boiled egg, or even a man-
made egg. The most elaborate Easter eggs of
all were created over 100 years ago by a
Russian jeweler named Carl Faberge.
Faberge made his eggs out of gold, silver and
jewels. At Easter time, the Russian tzar gave
these eggs as gifts to friends and family.
Since ancient times, rabbits have been a
symbol of the awakening of nature. According
to folklore, a German duchess started the
custom of hiding brightly decorated eggs for an
egg hunt. She claimed they were left for the
children by the Easter rabbit, or Easter bunny.
In the late 1700s, German settlers brought the
idea of the Easter rabbit to the United Sates.
Special foods are connected with the Easter
season. Hot cross buns are popular in both
Great Britain and the United States. These
sweet rolls are filled with raisins and candied
fruit, and are marked with a cross made from
sugar frosting. In the old days, people kept old
hot cross buns as charms to guard against
lightning. In some countries, the pig is a sign of
good luck and wealth, which is why people
often eat ham for their Easter meal. In other
countries, especially Italy, Greece, and parts of
the Middle East, roast lamb is served on
Easter. Lamb is the meat associated with the
Jewish Passover, and Christ himself is often
referred to as the Lamb of God.
Tasty Treat
One of the most fun and easy to make Easter
treats is a bunny cake. Bake two circular yellow
cakes, either from a box or from scratch. One
will serve as the bunny's round head, the other
will become the ears and bow tie. To make the
ears, cut the round ends off the cake, making
two ellipse type shapes. The part remaining
should resemble a bow tie. Arrange the head,
ears and bow tie on a large cookie sheet or
piece of cardboard covered in tinfoil. Frost the
entire bunny shape with white frosting, and
decorate with jelly beans, licorice (for
whiskers), and any other candy
embellishments you like.
Egg Decorating
Whether you make your own natural dyes, or
purchase an egg coloring kit, the possibilities
for decorating eggs are endless. Try a few of
these famous decorating techniques and make
your Easter basket stand out from the rest.
Magic Messages
Using a white crayon, you can write secret
messages on eggs that will magically appear
when they are dropped in dye. Make patterns,
write your name, or draw pictures and then
simply dunk the eggs in colored dye. For best
dyeing results, add a dash of vinegar to food
dye to make eggs more vibrantly colored.
Blown Eggs
If you want to dye eggs that you can
appreciate in years to come, consider
decorating a blown egg. To blow an egg, warm
it to room temperature and use a needle to
make small holes at both ends of the egg.
Then, hold the egg over a dish and blow the
contents out. Rinse the inside of the egg with
running water, and allow it to air dry before
decorating.
Commercial Shrink Wraps
Most retailers sell plastic shrink wraps,
depicting popular cartoon characters, for
simple, fast and easy egg decorating. All you
do is cut out the wrap, slip it over a hard boiled
egg, and dip in boiling water. The wrap will
shrink onto the egg.
Eggstra Fun Games
There is nothing more joyous than watching
a small child on an egg hunt, toting an Easter
basket in hopes of finding a candy-filled egg
left by the bunny. Easter egg games are as fun
as egg decorating, so round up your friends
and relatives for a few hippity, hoppity festive
Easter games.
Egg Hunt
Probably the most popular Easter game, egg
hunting can be great fun for kids of all ages.
Whether you hunt for real eggs or plastic ones
stuffed with prizes, egg hunting can provide lots
of Easter entertainment. To host a hunt for
prizes, purchase plastic Easter eggs and put
numbers in them. Each number then
corresponds to a gift. Money-filled eggs will get
aduits in the hunting mode. Don't ieave
chocolate filled eggs hidden for too long, or you
will end up with a melted mess.
Egg Toss
Grab a partner and get ready for a little
throw-and-catch practice. Mark two horizontal
lines on the ground and line each pair of
people up across from each other. Give one
egg to each couple and blow a start whistle.
The person in each pair with the egg tosses it
to the person without. When ali couples have
completed their toss, each team member takes
a large step backwards and a second round
begins. If a couple drops their egg, they're out.
The couple that's left in the end wins. This
game works best with at least five couples. To
add a little excitement to the game use raw
eggs.
Egg Bowling
When dyeing eggs, leave one white and play
a competitive game of egg bowling. To play, roll
the white one into the center of a room and
take turns to see who can roll their decorated
egg closest to the white egg to win.
Egg and Spoon Races
Eggs, spoons and an area to run are all you
need for this game. Each contestant stands at
the starting point and carefully balances his or
her egg on a spoon. When "go" is called each
person quickly, but cautiously, makes his or her
way to the finish, trying to keep the egg
balanced. To make things a little tougher for
older kids, set-up an obstacle course for them
to carry their egg through.
Egg Rolling
A popular game at the White House in
Washington D.C., all you need to play is a hill,
some friends and an egg for each person.
Starting at the top of the hill, the egg reaching
the base of the hill first is the winner.
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