Easter
Easter is the religious celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. Christians celebrate this holiday by attending church services, having festive family meals, Easter egg hunts, and giving gifts to family and friends.
The Easter Bunny became a symbol for the Easter holiday during the 1600's in Germany. According to tradition, if children were well behaved, the Easter Bunny would lay brightly colored eggs in their Easter baskets. This tradition carried over to America by German settlers in the Pennsylvania Dutch country during he 1700's. Various other traditions soon emerged in America and in other parts of world in celebration of Easter.
In 1953, the first Marshmallow Peep took over 27 hours to create. Today it takes just six minutes! Did you know that Americans eat more candy at Easter than any other holiday besides Halloween? Yikes! Between peeps, jelly beans, and egg-shaped chocolates, it's no wonder why so many people hop around like the Easter Bunny because of all of the sugar!
Enjoy this festive celebration with your friends and family. Decorate an Easter egg or go on an Easter egg hunt, it will make you feel like a kid again! Happy Easter!
April is National Grilled Cheese Month
On this day in History:
1581 - Frances Drake completed the circumnavigation of the world.
1818 - The U.S. flag was declared to have 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars and that a new star would be added for the each new state.
1850 - The city of Los Angeles was incorporated.
1917 - The U.S. Senate voted 90-6 to enter World War I on the Allied side.
1949 - Twelve nations signed a treaty to create The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
1960 - Elvis Presley recorded "Are You Lonesome Tonight."
1974 - Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's home-run record with 714.
Quote of the Day:
"It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Desiring is good, but work and desire are invincible."
--Thomas Robert Gaines
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