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For £9 million in 2007, an Easter egg was sold. The egg was made by Karl Fabergé in St Petersburg in 1902 and is the second-largest egg ever made by Fabergé.

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The Sunday following the full moon after March 21st is when Easter is observed.

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On Good Friday, dancing is not permitted in Germany. The thinking behind this ban is out of respect for Christians, who mourn the death of Jesus on Good Friday

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In Bristol, England, in 1873, the first chocolate egg was made. It was two years later in 1875 that saw Cadbury’s make their first Easter egg.

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Pretzels were once connected to Easter. Germans used to have a hard-boiled egg and a pretzel for dinner on Good Friday starting in the 1950s.

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The world’s largest Easter egg weighs in at 5000lbs Named the Vegreville Pysanka, the world’s largest Easter egg is actually more of a jigsaw than a sculpture, as it is made from 3500 pieces of aluminium.

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The practise of painting eggs comes from a Ukrainian custom. This traditional act of pysanka (“pih-sahn-kah”) is made by using wax and dyes, but this colourful custom didn’t take off until Ukrainian immigrants came to the U.S.

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Each day, over 1.5 million Cadbury Creme Eggs are produced. The Birmingham factory produces 1.5 million Creme Eggs every day, and the Creme Egg is the most popular egg-shaped chocolate in the world.

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The holiday was named after the Anglo-Saxon Goddess, Eostre. She was honoured at Pagan festivals celebrating the arrival of spring, further highlighting the blend of Pagan traditions with Christian holidays.

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The Easter Bunny legend began in Germany. The Easter Bunny would leave a nest of colourful (today, chocolate) eggs for kids who behaved well on Easter Sunday as Christianity spread across Europe, fusing pagan traditions with Christian holidays.