Tiffi searches on Google

_Elsa_

Tiffi is very excited at the idea of helping her friend create a story. Her enthusiasm to help Elsa has now given her more energy than she ever had before. Once she gets home she is going to check out Google to see what information she can find out in advance to help her friend begin the new story.

Tiffi is not sure what words to type in for the Google search. She types in ‘easter bunny and easter’. Wow she is amazed at how much information there is online. She scrolls down and then this one article catches her eye, so she clicks on the link.

“Why do we have Easter eggs and the Easter bunny?

Eating eggs was not allowed by church leaders during the week leading up to Easter (known as Holy Week). So, any eggs laid that week were saved and decorated to make them Holy Week eggs, that were then given to children as gifts. 

Victorians adapted the tradition with satin-covered cardboard eggs filled with Easter gifts.

This has now developed into the tradition that many people enjoy today.

The first chocolate eggs appeared in France and Germany in the 19th Century, but they were bitter and hard. 

As chocolate-making techniques improved, hollow eggs like the ones we have today were developed.

They very quickly became popular and remain a favourite tradition with chocolate-lovers today.

The story of the Easter Bunny is thought to have become common in the 19th Century.  

Rabbits usually give birth to a big litter of babies (called kittens), so they became a symbol of new life.

Legend has it that the Easter Bunny lays, decorates and hides eggs as they are also a symbol of new life.

This is why some children might enjoy Easter egg hunts as part of the festival.

It doesn't do all the work alone though!  

In Switzerland, Easter eggs are delivered by a cuckoo and in parts of Germany by a fox.” You can view the article here.  

She prints out this article so that she will have it ready when she meets with Elsa on Friday.

Let's continue with the next part of our story – What does the Easter Bunny have to do with Easter?

Start at the beginning here - Tiffi thinks about Easter