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In 1927, the Post reported that Grace Coolidge brought her pet raccoon, Rebecca, out on the grounds on a leash, to Rebecca’s annoyance. During the Obama administration, first lady Michelle Obama used the egg roll to promote her “Let’s Move” initiative, and the star-studded lineup included performances by Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. Beyoncé and Jay-Z were among the attendees in 2016. Mad Hatters Fancy Dress was opened in 2000 and now has over 3000 Costumes and Accessories. Our staff and are knowledgeable and ALWAYS here to help. Your costume is as important to us as it is to you. We want you to look the BEST.

Parents would tell their kids that the Easter Hare would give its decorative eggs to nice children, with the children creating nests for the hare to leave its eggs in. This would later spread in the US to become the modern-day Easter Egg hunt, with baskets rather than nests and the Easter Bunny replacing its German character. The sale of chocolate rabbits, chocolate eggs, and jelly beans marketed as “tiny eggs” would then follow suit. The egg rolling tradition began in the 1870s on US Capitol grounds. After a particularly rotten 1876 roll in which eyewitness John C. Rathbone observed “the wanton destruction of the grass on the terraces of the park,” President Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation to protect Capitol grounds, which prohibited egg rolling, per the National Archives. These biological traits of rabbits and hares also prompted association with fertility in otherwise disconnected cultures. In Aztec mythology, there was a belief in the Centzon Tōtōchtin – a group of 400 godly rabbits who were said to hold drunken parties in celebration of abundance. If it’s a toddler party we will sing and dance to nursery rhymes with the children. We have over 35 mascots & Princesses to choose from. Please scroll down to see all we have to offer. The Trump administration saw a return to Egg Roll basics, with activity stations, egg and cookie decorating, and costumed characters.

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Based on pagan folklore and his traditionally white fur, the Easter Bunny appears to be an Arctic hare. This means he has very tall ears, and a coat that naturally camouflages him in the snow. If spring comes early, however, he may have a brown coat: Arctic hares molt or shed their fur with the changing seasons, becoming brown for better camouflage during the summer. When it comes to most Easter Bunny costumes though, you’ll typically see him flaunting his white winter look. Comment: The womble costume was awesome at the festival this weekend. It has become a bit of a legend xxx Thank you so much 🙂 xxx It’s been considered the “new mascot” for Easter Sunday, but the Easter Bunny has no clear origin, much of its existence shrouded in mystery. The tradition continues as a collaboration between the White House, the White House Historical Association and the National Park Service.

A new, oversized set of floppy ears will take their place on the White House’s Truman Balcony on Monday. And NASA, per the White House, “sent one of the wooden Official White House Easter Eggs up to the International Space Station, where astronauts could demonstrate the laws of gravity to students everywhere.” She follows in the (much larger) footsteps of Lieutenant Dan, the two-legged coonhound that took home last year’s title. During the medieval age, Christians followed stricter fasting rules throughout the Lenten season. Much of the byproducts of animals, such as eggs, cheese, and dairy, were forbidden for consumption on the 40 days of Lent. The Easter Bunny also occasionally wears clothes. His common accessories include vests and bow ties in orange, the color of his favorite carrots. He typically carries a basket filled with colorful eggs, candy, and other treats to dole out to children. Like Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny often shows preferential treatment to well-behaved children, rewarding them with the best loot. How Is the Easter Bunny Celebrated Around the World?

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The White’s tree frog, native to Australia, beat over 12,000 contenders for the coveted title, the Hershey Company announced in a news release this week. While many Easter traditions around the world feature the Easter Bunny, others are very different from what is commonly observed in the United States. One example is in Australia, where until recently, the tradition of the Easter Bunny used to be as popular as it is in America. But in 1991, Rabbit-Free Australia launched a campaign to replace the Easter Bunny with the Easter Bilby, a bunny-sized marsupial. This environmental awareness effort stemmed from the devastation that non-native bunnies were wreaking on local fauna. Today in Australia, you can find plenty of chocolate bilbies on store shelves, in addition to confectionary Easter bunnies. While growing up, I’d often hear some priests spout a common rant during mass throughout their sermons for the Lenten season about the Easter Bunny.

Whatever the Easter Bunny's origins, it's clear that the figure is now ubiquitous in the United States, and some people have their German ancestors to thank for that. When German Lutheran immigrants began arriving in Pennsylvania in the 1700s, they brought with them their tradition of an egg-laying rabbit called “Osterhase” or “Oschter Haws.” A little-known secret from experienced White House bunnies is that, usually, multiple people play the role in hour-plus-long shifts over the course of the day’s events.Betty’s been a great addition to our home and we are so glad we get to share her with the rest of the world!” Vidal said. “She has been a wonderful companion at college and thanks to the support of my friends, family and the amphibian community, I know she’ll make Cadbury proud as she inherits the bunny ears.” To older kids and adults, the best version of the Easter Bunny might just be the one that's made of chocolate, wrapped in foil, and sold in stores. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb There are certain things that are part of the American fabric. Tradition is what makes a country unique. Every country has things that are woven into its fabric, and this is one of ours,” Sean Spicer told CNN in a recent interview. (The onetime Trump White House press secretary had donned the White House Easter Bunny costume during the George W. Bush administration when he served as assistant US trade representative for media and public affairs.)

Thirty-thousand visitors are expected throughout the day on the South Lawn, including military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors, per the White House. Children will participate in the time-honored Americana custom of pushing brightly colored, hard-boiled eggs across grass with wooden spoons, their parents cheering them on and snapping photos. Special guests will include USA Olympic gold medalist gymnast Dominique Dawes, Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, Sesame Street actor Alan Muraoka and characters Rosita and Elmo, members of the Philadelphia Eagles, actress and singer Halle Bailey and cast members from Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway, among others, per the White House. Even though symbolism and animal fables from the East have entered European iconography, the origins of the Easter Bunny might lie closer to home. Most Christian symbols derive from Biblical sources, although some survived from the art cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. Featured image: ICONIC HOLIDAY SYMBOL Russel Brand lends his voice to the iconic holiday symbol in the 2011 film Hop

According to St. Bede, Easter is derived from an Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring and fertility, “Eostre” (meaning “from the East”). He wrote that the pagans would celebrate throughout the month of “Eosturmonath” (April), with winter coming to an end, giving way to spring. St. Bede goes on to claim that the old pagan traditions were dying out during his time and that they had begun celebrating it as the “Paschal month.” Some historians argue that Eostre was also attributed to rabbits and eggs as a fertility symbol, but there aren’t any records that could verify this claim. St. Bede is considered the sole source of the account of Eostre, leading many scholars to debate if Eostre is even a real deity as no other historic records seem to support his writing. THE TRUE EASTER? St. Bede the Venerable was the first to associate Easter with pagans, after claiming the Easter holiday was formerly a time pagans paid tribute to the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring and fertility Eostre It’s time for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, the festive – if kitschy – annual tradition dating to the 1870s. And this year, the iconic Easter Bunny, normally played by a good-humored staffer, is getting a much-needed upgrade. PLEASE NOTE: Characters are replicas and not in anyway associated with any other company or trademark. The Easter Bunny, however, has no clear origin. Most scholars pinpoint that the Easter Bunny came about in early Protestant Europe, with most adopting their own version of the holiday. According to History.com, the Easter Bunny was first brought to the US in the 1700s after German Protestant immigrants settled in Pennsylvania and brought along with them the story of an egg-laying hare known as the “Oschter Haws (Easter Hare).” In fact, the only mentions of rabbits within the Bible are in the Old Testament books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, where they are described as “unclean” and thus not meant for consumption. So where do the colored eggs and the Easter Bunny fit in with all of this?