🧺 Scotty note: I like to decorate eggs so they look like Elvis.
🐰 Some Easter-themed World Records
- Largest Decorated Easter Egg: The world's largest decorated Easter egg was unveiled in Pomerode, Brazil, in February 2023. It stands at an impressive 16.72 meters (54 ft 10.3 in) tall (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-decorated-easter-egg). pin: https://pin.it/5djydXj1y
- Largest Chocolate Rabbit: A team in Brazil created the largest chocolate rabbit in 2017. It weighed 4,245.5 kg (9,359.7 lbs) and stood 4.52 meters (almost 15 feet) high! (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-rabbit-made-of-chocolate). pin: (https://pin.it/45Ot2SCuJ)
- Largest Easter Egg Hunt: The record for the largest Easter egg hunt was set in Winter Haven, Florida, in 2007. A total of 9,753 people participated in the search for 501,000 eggs (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-easter-egg-hunt). video: (https://youtube.com/shorts/uFkJEmjja2w?si=95d9Nk_N1dbpjegP)
- Largest Real Rabbit: While not an Easter bunny, the world's largest rabbit is a Continental Giant named Darius, who weighs 52 pounds and is over 4 feet long (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/210091-longest-rabbit). video: (https://youtu.be/bWRQkrgNxlg?si=YbLChplIV0msTAAd&t=25).
- Most People Dyeing Eggs Simultaneously: The record for the most people dyeing Easter eggs at once is 582. This was achieved in Redmond, Washington, in April 2014 (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-people-dyeing-eggs). pin: (https://pin.it/3JYZFCKFF).
🐰 Easter Trivia:
- Easter Trivia ... the Easter Bilby from Australia ... as an East Coast Canadian, this is fascinating to me. Do you think we could get the same thing going for chocolate beavers maybe??
- Easter Trivia ... the Easter Bilby from Australia ... as an East Coast Canadian, this is fascinating to me. Do you think we could get the same thing going for chocolate beavers maybe??
In 1991, Rabbit-Free Australia launched a campaign to replace the Easter bunny with the Easter bilby, or rabbit-eared bandicoot. Why the switch? In Australia, rabbits are widely considered pests for destroying crops and land. Companies now make chocolate bilbies for Easter, pic.twitter.com/oVBXmhpY7N
— Helena Ereditsh Dr (@ereditsh) April 13, 2022
🐰 Watch the 1971 classic "Here comes Peter Cottontail" (while the link lasts?)
✟✟✟ What is Easter about? If you aren't sure why Easter happens, HERE it is in a 5-minute cartoon...
✟✟✟ If you ever wondered if Easter is Pagan/ named after the goddess Ishtar/ named after the goddess Ēostre (or Ostara)/ stolen from ancient religions/ why Easter eggs?/ why Easter Bunny? Here is a link to some videos that are well-researched and name the historical sources: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiringPhilosophy/search?query=Easter.
tl;dr there are a lot of modern myths about Easter that are shared as ancient facts online.
🐰Canadian Blood Services NB encourages you to start an Easter tradition of donating blood!
Moncton Blood Donation Centre Hours are:
- Monday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Tuesday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Wednesday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Thursday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Friday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Friday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
The Moncton donor centre is at at 500 Mapleton Road.
💗 Reminder that Harvest House serves free and nutritious meals to people in need and provides other necessities/services/resources EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR INCLUDING EASTER TIME! You can donate to their Easter Campaign and it'll provide a meal and help someone! Donate online HERE and see their Facebook HERE. You can also volunteer some time or help in other ways.
Here are some Amazing Peeps Facts via (https://nationaltoday.com/peeps-day/)
🐤Early 1950s... the company that makes Peeps went from hand-made to marshmallow automation (manufacturing time went from close to 27 hours to six minutes!)
🐤2017... World Peeps-eating champion... Matt Stonie of California won the second annual World Peeps Eating Championship in 2017 when he ate 255 peeps in five minutes!
🐤Amazing Peeps Fact Quote: "In 1999, some scientists at Emory University tested the theory that Peeps are indestructible by microwave, tap water, acetone, boiling water, and sulfuric acid. The candies survived them all until they were tested with phenol, in which only the eyes remained!"
🐤What is the best-selling Peep? Yellow chicks are the original Peeps and still the people’s favorite.
🐤Peep Eyes Fact: Those Peeps peepers are made of carnauba wax (also used in some shoe polish and car wax.)
🐤Peeps are the Best-selling non-chocolate Easter candy... around 700 million Peeps are eaten each Easter season!
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