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Encyclopedia > Easter Egg Roll

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Easter egg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (573 words)
Easter egg origin stories abound — one has an emperor claiming that the Resurrection was as likely as eggs turning red (see Mary Magdalene); more prosaically the Easter egg tradition may have celebrated the end of the privations of Lent.
Easter eggs are a widely popular symbol of new life in Poland and other Slavic countries' folk traditions.
In the U.S., such an Easter egg roll (unrelated to an eggroll) is often done on flat ground, pushed along with a spoon.
Easter 2003 (1424 words)
The eggs that are on loan from Pam Ott came from their yearly trips to D.C. when her daughters, twins, Kristen and Rachael, and younger sister Mandy were of the participating age.
Some of the eggs are “signed” by the President and First Lady and others are autographed by well-known and famous individuals who were present to help with the egg roll.
Decorating of eggs has been historically documented from the accounts of Edward I in the year 1290 ‑ when expenditure of 18 pense was recorded for the purchase of 450 eggs to be gold‑leafed and colored for Easter gifts.
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