A Belarussian worker displays chocolate Easter eggs at Kommunarka factory in Minsk April 29, 2005. Belarussian Orthodox believers will mark Easter on Sunday.
A Belarussian worker displays chocolate Easter eggs at Kommunarka factory in Minsk April 29, 2005. Belarussian Orthodox believers will mark Easter on Sunday.

Easter eggs are very popular that Easter celebration will not be complete without them. Bt what makes these eggs so special? Here are some interesting facts about Easter eggs that you should know.

  1. Easter egg hunting is one of the most exciting and highly anticipated part of this annual event. In 2007, 10,00 children joined the hunt for 501,000 chocolate Easter eggs in Florida. It was the biggest Easter egg hunt ever conducted.
  1. Fry’s of Bristol invented the first ever chocolate Easter egg in 1873. Meanwhile, the famous Cadbury Easter egg was first introduced in 1875 and in 1892, it already has 19 different Easter egg selections to choose from.
  1. In 2011, Italy constructed the tallest chocolate Easter egg ever which stands at 10.39 metres and weights 7,200 kilograms.
  1. Many people in England join the annual egg rolling event on Easter Sunday where they roll eggs and see which one will go furthest without breaking. However, the most popular egg roll is one being held at the White House on Easter Monday by the presidential family.
  1. Guyilan, producer of Belgian chocolates, is known for making the largest Easter egg in the world. In 2005, 26 craftsmen worked together to come up with an 8.3 metres high egg that took them 525 hours to finish. According to them, they used 1950 kilograms of chocolate.
  1. You might be wondering with all the chocolate Easter eggs out there, which one is the most popular? Well, Cadbury Crème Egg holds this title for being the most popular egg-shaped chocolate in the world. Each year 1.5 million of these crème eggs are manufactured at the factory of Cadbury located in Birmingham.
  1. Back then, Easter eggs were dyed using natural pigments such as onion skins, petals, barks of trees, and juices from fruits and vegetables.

Knowing these interesting facts about Easter eggs can help you the next time children ask you about them. Easter eggs are so famous that even today they play a big role in Easter celebrations.

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