Happy Easter to all our members and guests here at www.Starvmax.com!

Easter traditions mostly came from Europe, and have been adapted & adopted by many cultures today. Here's a few fun facts about Easter traditions & how they originated.

Did you know that..
Easter is always celebrated on the Sunday immediately following the Paschal Full Moon & is called a "moveable feast" because the date on which the holiday falls changes each year based on the lunar calendar. While the celebration can hit anytime between March 22 and April 25, landing on the former is rare: The last time Easter fell on that day was 1818, and the next time will be 2285.

English is one of the few languages that use the word “Easter,” from the name of an Anglo-Saxon fertility goddess, to describe the resurrection holiday. Most other languages derive their name for the holiday from Pesach, the Hebrew word for Passover, a Jewish holiday that’s also celebrated in the spring and inspired much of the symbolism used in Easter.

Easter Egg hunts and Parades are the general order of the day with plenty of Feasting going on. The largest Easter egg hunt to date was in 2007, when 10,000 people searched for half a million eggs at a theme park in Winter Haven, Fla. Luxe jeweler Fabergé aims to beat the participation record this year with a massive 40-day hunt. in London, where the company has hidden 209 oversize eggs throughout the city. Texting the unique code found on each egg enters contestants to win £100,000 (roughly $160,000).
Wow things have certainly changed in our media centered World today!

Statistician Stephen Smith has been using Twitter to track the most popular items people give up for Lent. Abstaining from Twitter and Facebook were both in the top ten this year, alongside chocolate, swearing and alcohol.

The Bunny, The Basket, The Eggs, The Feast..

According to German folklore, a white hare would leave baskets filled with goodies in the homes of well-behaved children the night before Easter. When German settlers arrived in Pennsylvania in the 18th century, they brought the story of the mythological hare with them. Eventually the hare became a cuter, more commercialized bunny.

Initially, legend held that children were to create hidden nests in their home out of their bonnets or other hats for the Easter Bunny to find and leave eggs in. Over time the bonnets became baskets—perhaps for more space and easier handling—and in addition to eggs, candy and gifts became commonplace items.

Eggs have long been associated with birth and fertility. Their abundance at Easter symbolizes the renewal of both a religious savior and the natural world. In addition, several Christian sects used to forbid (and some still do) eating eggs during Lent. After spending over a month egg-free, observers celebrated by eating the no-longer-forbidden food.

In ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt and Persia, painted eggs were used in spring festivals and exchanged as gifts. Europeans absorbed the decorating tradition and applied it not just to the start of spring but also to Easter. In many areas of Europe, observers dye eggs red to represent the blood of Christ or green to symbolize nature’s rebirth.

Easter Egg Hunts!
Kids in the Middle Ages believed that the Easter Bunny laid eggs in the fields, in addition to putting them in baskets. On Easter Day kids would race to the grass to find the food they’d been forgoing over Lent. As the lure of actual eggs dulled, parents began hiding candy-filled and chocolate eggs as well.

On a Roll
Likely a relic of medieval Europe, the first White House Easter Egg Roll occurred during the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878. Since then children have gathered at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on the Monday following Easter to push decorated hard-boiled eggs across the White House Lawn with a spoon.

Ham it up!
The recreation of the Last Supper likely didn’t feature ham but rather lamb, as was the tradition at feasts throughout most of Europe. However, in Northern Europe and North America, pig has always been an important, more economically friendly resource. Pigs slaughtered in the winter were salted, smoked and ready to eat right around Easter time, before nearly all other fresh meats were readily available.

Sweet Stuff!
After Halloween, Easter is the next-best-selling candy holiday. Hot cross buns were the original Easter treat—the iced crosses likely represented the Crucifixion. Chocolate eggs entered the picture in the early 1800s; jellybeans followed in the 1930s; and Peeps hit the scene in the 1950s. Chocolate reigns as king: 90 million chocolate bunnies are created in the U.S. each Easter.

So Enjoy and Celebrate this Beautiful Holiday! Spend some quality time with loved ones & Remember why we Celebrate Easter

Thanks for the lesson.

Happy easter y'all.

First one to post a pic of the easter bunny on a max gets a free www.starvmax.com sticker.

Mike D

He is Risen.......

I don't have a bunny or a Max. Can I just say Happy Vmax Easter.

I guess the easterbunny has'nt met mr Max yet.hope you all had a great day. (do I still get a decal?)

No_Max wrote:
And all of these years I thought that the holiday was in celebration of Jesus Christ rising from the dead.

twistedmax-gasser wrote:
Close enough for the "print your own" prize..

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just click print and use some sticky paper!!



That is a cool photo though... Just not on a max...

C'mon, nobody has to play Rabbit???

Mike d

He's Risen Indeed!!!!

arabian2 wrote:
Waited a while for that thanks...