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>>Easter is a time of Joy - as it is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the son of God.Easter is the principal festival of the Christian church year.
>>First let me tell you something about easter that I have read on some websites.
>>The most common things associated with easter festivities are the easter bunny and the easter eggs.the easter rabbit or easter bunny as it is commonly called now is a symbol of fertility.the brightly coloured easter eggs represent the sunlight of spring. they are mainly given as gifts.
>>In Pagan times the egg represented the rebirth of the earth. The long, hard winter was over; the earth burst forth and was reborn just as the egg miraculously burst forth with life. The egg, therefore, was believed to have special powers. It was buried under the foundations of buildings to ward off evil; pregnant young Roman women carried an egg on their persons to foretell the sex of their unborn children; French brides stepped upon an egg before crossing the threshold of their new homes.
>>With the advent of Christianity the symbolism of the egg changed to represent, not nature’s rebirth, but the rebirth of man. Christians embraced the egg symbol and likened it to the tomb from which Christ rose.
>>Old Polish legends blended folklore and Christian beliefs and firmly attached the egg to the Easter celebration. One legend concerns the Virgin Mary. It tells of the time Mary gave eggs to the soldiers at the cross. She entreated them to be less cruel and she wept. The tears of Mary fell upon the eggs, spotting them with dots of brilliant color.
>>Another Polish legend tells of when Mary Magdalen went to the sepulchre to anoint the body of Jesus. She had with her a basket of eggs to serve as a repast. When she arrived at the sepulchre and uncovered the eggs, lo, the pure white shells had miraculously taken on a rainbow of colors.
>>Contrary to what many people may think, the Easter Bunny is not purely a product of commercialization. Although the rabbit is a major symbol used in advertising the Easter holiday, it has been a symbol of springtime long before the rise of Christianity. Pagans celebrated the festival of Eastre, a goddess of the dawn associated with springtime and offspring. Her earthly symbol was the rabbit, the most fertile animal known to man, and a symbol of new life.
>>Historians believe that the legend of the Easter Bunny originated in Germany before surfacing in the new world in the seventeenth century. Aside from the arrival of St. Nick at Christmas time, a visit by the Easter Bunny was’childhood’s greatest pleasure.’ Children believed that the Easter Bunny would leave them a nest of colored eggs if they were good. Boys made nests for their eggs out of their caps, and girls used their bonnets. This custom later evolved into the use of baskets to hold eggs left by the Easter Bunny.
EVEN YOU CAN PREPARE YOUR OWN EASTER BASKET:
YOU NEED:
oval shaped moulds( according to the size of eggs you want to make)
sweet chocolate 125gm
bitter chocolate 125gm
white chocolate 50gm
chopped nuts(almond, cashews etc)
aluminium foil
cooking thermometer
ALL THESE THINGS ARE NOWADAYS EASILY AVAILABLE IN SHOPS SELLING CAKE AND CONFECTIONARY INGREDIENTS.
METHOD:
1) cut the sweet and bitter chocolate into small pieces and put them in a steel vessel.
2) cover the vessel with an aluminium foil.
3) insert a cooking thermometer through the foil with the bulb dipped in the chocolate.
4) heat the chocolate on a double boiler till the temperature on the thermometer shows 50 degrees. if you don’t have a double boiler don’t worry. pour some water in a broad vessel and place a plate in it. keep the vessel containing the chocolate mixture on the plate and heat it on a gas burner.
5) remove the vessel and the foil and using a spoon mix the chocolate well till it forms a smooth paste.
6) put little chocolate mixture in the moulds and spread evenly on all sides. do not fill the mould with chocolate completely.
7) keep the mould in the refrigerator( not in deep freeze) for fifteen minutes.
8) remove the mould. fill in nuts and pour chocolate to fill the mould completely. tap the mould to remove air bubbles if any.
9) again keep in the refrigerator fo 30 mins.
10) remove the mould and lightly tap it remove the chocolate. now take some melted chocolate and apply it to the rim of two oval shaped chocolates and then press them together to make an egg.
FOR THE BASKET:
1) Melt the white chocolate in the same way as done previously.
2) on a sheet of aluminium foil draw lines of white chocolate with the help of a butter paper cone or simply a spoon.
3) refrigerate for 30 mins. with the help of a knife scrape and remove the strips from the foil carefully. take care not to break it into very small pieces.
4) decorate a small basket with ribbons.
5) put the white chocolate hay in the basket and place the eggs in it.
AND VOILA YOUR EASTER EGGS ARE READY!
SOME EASTER ONE LINERS:
Q: How do bunnies stay healthy?
A: Eggcercise
Q: What do you call Easter when you are hopping around?
A: Hoppy Easter!
Q: Why was the Easter Bunny so upset?
A:He was having a bad hare day!
Q: What do you call the Easter Bunny after a hard day’s work?
A: Tired.
Q: What has big ears, brings Easter treats, and goes’hippity-BOOM, hippity-BOOM, hippity-BOOM’?
A: The Easter Elephant.
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
’Ether’!
’Ether’ who?
’Ether’ Bunny
Q: Where does Valentine’s Day comes after Easter?
A: In the dictionary.
Q: How does the Easter Bunny say Happy Easter?
A: Hoppy Easter!
Q:What would you get if you crossed the Easter Bunny with a famous French general?
A:Napoleon Bunnyparte!
Q: What is the Easter Bunny’s favourite sport?
A:Basket-ball, of course!
Q: Where does the Easter Bunny go when he needs a new tail?
A:To a re-tail store!
Q: Who is the Easter Bunny’s favourite movie actor?
A:Rabbit De Niro!
Q: How does the Easter Bunny paint all of those eggs?
A:He hires Santa’s elves during the off-season.
*DO NOT FORGET TO RATE AND COMMENT
HOPPY. I MEAN HAPPY EASTER! *