The girls reach out to their friends

_Elsa_

PrettyBubbles gets out her list of phone numbers to start making her phone calls. Facetime! That’s it! It will be much easier to reach everyone at one time.

She connects with siti_payung, Miss_Dani, DieOmimi, bearwithme, Nix66, wykoon, teresawallace, marriam1 and greymann.

Meanwhile, Tiffi is at home making her phone calls. She calls all of the characters but only a handful are home. She has to leave voicemail messages for the others.  While she waits for return phone calls she decides to do some googling. She comes across an article that questions why there are Easter eggs. Out of curiosity she begins to read it.

‘Why do we have Easter eggs?

A lot of us may chomp on chocolate eggs at Easter, but originally 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.

Why are Easter eggs made of chocolate?

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.

What's the Easter Bunny then?

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.’ (Source) 

She is not sure if Elsa can add this into her story because it does mention church and religion. She knows that religion and politics are topics that can’t be discussed in the community.  She’ll have to ask her about this when she calls her later.

Let’s continue - Tiffi continues her search

Start at the beginning - The egg decorating contest 2021