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Encyclopedia > Egg hunt
Easter eggs for egg hunt
Easter eggs for egg hunt

Egg hunt is a game during which decorated eggs, real hard-boiled ones or artificial, filled with or made of chocolate candies, of various sizes, are hidden in various places for children to find. The game may be both indoors and outdoors. Traditionally the game is associated with Easter and Easter eggs (Easter egg hunt), but is has also been popular with spring time birthday parties.[1] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1024 KB) Easter eggs // Ostereier Photographer: Lotus Head Source: sxc. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1024 KB) Easter eggs // Ostereier Photographer: Lotus Head Source: sxc. ... For the hidden and often humorous features included in computer programs, DVDs, books, CDs, etc. ... For other uses, see Game (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Chocolate (disambiguation). ... Candy is a term for a type of confectionery prepared by dissolving sugar in water or milk and boiling it until it starts to caramelize. ... This article is about the Christian festival. ... For a hidden feature or message, see Easter egg (virtual). ... A birthday is the date on which a person was born. ...


Secularists in the United States promote the religion-neutral term Spring egg hunt. The corresponding renaming of the traditional annual Easter Egg Hunt events in many places sparkled controversy. Stephen Colbert run a talk segment "Easter Under Attack".[2] This article concerns secularism, the exclusion of religion and supernatural beliefs. ... This article is about Stephen Colbert, the actor. ...


When the hunt is over, prizes may be given out for various achievemenet, for the largest number of eggs collected, for the largest of the smallest egg, for the most blue/red/etc. egss, consolation prizes, booby prizes, etc.[1] A prize is an award given to a person or a group of people to recognise and reward actions or achievements. ... A booby prize is a joke prize usually given in recognition of a terrible performance or last-place finish. ...


Real eggs may further be used in egg tapping contests. If eggs filled with confetti are left from Mardi Gras were used, then an egg fight may follow.[1] For other uses, see Confetti (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Mardi Gras (disambiguation). ...


Eggs are placed with varying degree of concealement, to accomodate children of varying ages. In South German folk traditions it was customary to add extra obstacles to the game by placing them into hard-to reach places among nettles or thorns.[3] Nettles redirects here. ... Thorn, a sharp structure or growth on plants. ...


Egg hunts are a subject of the Guinness Book of World Records. For example, Homer, Georgia was listed in 1985 with 80,000 eggs to hunt in a town of 950 people (no longer a record). The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ... Homer is a town located in Banks County, Georgia. ...


See also

Egg roll at the White House lawn, 1929 Egg rolling, or an Easter egg roll is a traditional game with eggs played at Easter. ...

References

  1. ^ a b c "An April Birthday Party", by Margaret Remington, The Puritan, April-September 1900.
  2. ^ "Chocolate Bunny meltdown", San Francisco Chronicle, March 11, 2007
  3. ^ Venetia Newall (1971) An Egg at Easter: A Folklore Study, p. 323
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