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  Easter egg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Easter egg origin stories abound — one has an emperor claiming that the Resurrection was as likely as eggs turning red (see Mary Magdalene); more prosaically the Easter egg tradition may have celebrated the end of the privations of Lent.
Easter eggs are a widely popular symbol of new life in Poland and other Slavic countries' folk traditions.
In the U.S., such an Easter egg roll (unrelated to an eggroll) is often done on flat ground, pushed along with a spoon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Easter_egg   (573 words)

  
 Easter 2003
The eggs that are on loan from Pam Ott came from their yearly trips to D.C. when her daughters, twins, Kristen and Rachael, and younger sister Mandy were of the participating age.
Some of the eggs are “signed” by the President and First Lady and others are autographed by well-known and famous individuals who were present to help with the egg roll.
Decorating of eggs has been historically documented from the accounts of Edward I in the year 1290 ‑ when expenditure of 18 pense was recorded for the purchase of 450 eggs to be gold‑leafed and colored for Easter gifts.
www.greencastlemuseum.org /Special_Exhibits/easter_2003.htm   (1424 words)

  
 THe White House Easter Egg Roll
According to newspapers of the time there were public egg rolls as early as 1872, but these occurred on the lawn of the capital not the White House.
The Easter Bunny is traditionally a White House staff member who wears a costume head.
In some countries eggs are rolled downhill, and to symbolize the stone that blocked Christ's tomb being rolled away.
www.holiday-central.net /easter_egg_roll.asp   (410 words)

  
 Embassy of the United States of America - Montevideo, Uruguay
Slipping and sliding, eggs are tossed in rainy race on the South Lawn during the 2004 White House Easter Egg Roll Monday, April 12, 2004.
A helping hand is given during the Easter egg roll where little competitors use a spoon to carry a hard-boiled egg through the South Lawn race course and across the finish line at the White House Easter Egg Roll Monday, April 21, 2003.
Rolling eggs on the Monday after Easter was a tradition observed by many Washington families, and it has been customary, from the outset, for Presidents, First Ladies, their children, grandchildren and pets to attend the festivities.
uruguay.usembassy.gov /usaweb/paginas/325-00EN.shtml   (687 words)

  
 Egg rolling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Egg roll at the White House lawn, 1929
Egg rolling, or an Easter egg roll is a traditional game with Easter eggs.
In the United States, President Hayes was the first to host the Easter Egg Roll for children on the White House lawn.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Egg_rolling   (154 words)

  
 Easter Egg Safety
The Iowa Egg Council would like to encourage everyone to have a fun and enjoyable Easter with a quick reminder to follow some simple food safety guidelines when using the incredible, edible egg.
Holly Sorge from the Iowa Egg Council states that, "when you are cooking an egg, always cook until the yolk and white are firm, or they reach at least 160°F. This will kill any bacteria in the unlikely event any is present." When making dishes containing eggs, follow the same rule.
Cheesecakes, lasagna, and other egg dishes also need to reach an internal temperature of at least 160°F. Although it is tempting, refrain from tasting a mix that has raw eggs in it before it is cooked properly.
www.iowaegg.org /Publications/2001Easter.asp   (329 words)

  
 1997 White House Easter Egg Roll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Egg Roll and Egg Hunt are for children between the ages of three and six, accompanied by at least one adult.
To accommodate the festivities on Easter Monday, E Street is closed between 15th and 17th Streets.
The Annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House is a wonderful tradition which The President and Mrs.
clinton2.nara.gov /WH/glimpse/Easter/1997   (512 words)

  
 History of the White House Easter Egg Roll
Although small groups of egg rollers were reported on the White House grounds under the presidency of General Ulysses S. Grant, the majority of egg rolling activity and all day picnics took place at the Capitol.
The egg roll activity of 1876 took its toll on the grounds, a fact that did not go unnoticed by members of Congress.
On Easter Saturday of 1878, a small announcement in the local press informed the egg rollers the new law would be enforced.
clinton3.nara.gov /WH/glimpse/Easter   (634 words)

  
 FABULOUS FOODS - EASTER GAMES
Easter games are an important part of the celebration for many people and provide many a child with happy memories for years to come.
The Egg Roll is basically a race, the eggs are rolled down the hill and the one that reaches the bottom first, wins.
Place the white egg in the center of an open space and take turns to see who can roll their dyed egg closest to the white egg without touching or moving it.
www.fabulousfoods.com /holidays/easter/games.html   (339 words)

  
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The Easter Egg Roll has taken place on the White House lawn every year since then, except during World Wars I and II, when it was moved to the National Zoo and other locations throughout Washington.
The souvenir eggs, designed by Mary Engelbreit, feature a chick pushing an Easter egg in a carriage on the South Lawn, and include the signatures of the President and First Lady.
The eggs are dyed by the White House chef.
clinton6.nara.gov /2000/04/2000-04-20-white-house-easter-egg-roll.html   (1414 words)

  
 Easter History, Symbols & Folklore Fun by Brownielocks & The 3 Bears
Egg is accepted as a symbol of fertility and immortality.
In Greece, an egg is hung suspended on a string, while guests sit around a table and start hitting at it with their heads and then trying to catch it with their mouths.
The purpose of the Easter Egg roll is to see who can roll their egg the farthest down a hill without breaking it.
www.brownielocks.com /easter.html   (1945 words)

  
 EASTER CUSTOMS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Easter egg hunt is common all over the world.
Eggs are hidden by adults and the children hunts and collects them.
Contestants rolled their eggs on gentle slopes toward the finish line at the bottom of the hill.
www.kiddyhouse.com /Holidays/Easter/cust.html   (476 words)

  
 Americana Resources - Political: White House Easter Egg Roll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
White House Easter: 1994 wooden colored Easter egg from "The White House Easter for Children 1994" w/sketch of White House and fac.
White House Easter: 1999 wooden colored Easter egg from the "Easter at the White House" annual Easter egg hunt.
This is the second "swirl" pattern egg produced for the White House annual occasion, the first being produced in emerald in 2003.
www.amres.com /catalogs/PLWE.asp   (1851 words)

  
 presidential traditions White House Easter Egg Roll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Actually egg rolling is a tradition in Washington that far pre-dates the Hayes.
Egg rolling was a popular activity for the kids in the early 19th century.
One account is that outraged egg rollers gathered at the White House gates and insisted that the children be allowed to roll their eggs on the ample Presidential lawn.
histclo.hispeed.com /pres/trad/wh-eer.html   (1681 words)

  
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The eggs are hidden in public places and the children of the community are invited to find the eggs.
The rules of an Easter Egg Roll are to see who can roll an egg the greatest distance or can make the roll without breaking it, usually down a grassy hillside or slope.
In Christian countries Easter is celebrated as the religious holiday commemorating the resurrection and ascension into heaven of Jesus Christ, the son of God.
members.tripod.com /~soccer10/holiday.html   (1055 words)

  
 1999 White House Easter Egg Roll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The annual White House Easter Egg Roll is the Monday after Easter, April 5, 1999, from 10 a.m.
Children ages three through six, accompanied by at least one adult, are admitted to the south lawn for the egg roll.
The Easter celebration on the Ellipse, the park area south of the White House, features activities and entertainment for all ages.
clinton2.nara.gov /WH/glimpse/Easter/1999   (253 words)

  
 Easter Trivia
The White House Easter Egg Roll is eagerly awaited each year by thousands of children.
The Easter rabbit, a symbol of fertility, and in colored easter eggs, originally painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring, and used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts.
Easter Monday egg rolling, a custom of European origin, has become a tradition on the lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. During the Octave of Easter in early Christian times, the newly baptized wore white garments, white being the liturgical color of Easter and signifying light, purity, and joy.
www.fernlea.com /easter/easttriv.htm   (732 words)

  
 CRpuzzles Logic Problem - The Easter Egg Roll
At the annual Governor's Easter Egg Roll held today on the lawn of the state house, Andrew and four other children placed 1st-5th in the contest for children ages 3 and under.
Given the clues that follow, can you solve the Easter Logic Problem of each egg roller's full name, whose child he or she is, and the position 1st-5th in which he or she placed?
The Dye child isn't the Egg Roll prize winner whose parent is Speaker of the House.
www.crpuzzles.com /logic/logic0111.html   (219 words)

  
 CBS News | Hold The Egg Roll, Please | April 16, 2001 14:02:29
Instead of rolling painted eggs down the South Lawn, the children and parents who stood outside in the rain waiting for the festivities would tour the mansion and get a commemorative Easter egg to keep, White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said.
Children dressed in their Easter best and accompanied by their parents had lined up outside the White House waiting for hours for the start of the egg roll.
Jack and Pat Shea of Springfield, Va., had just rolled their 18-month-old daughter Sylvia and 4-year-old son Tommy up to the White House gate when the announcement came that the roll was canceled and a tour had been substituted.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2001/04/16/politics/main285823.shtml   (507 words)

  
 Easter Search
The Egg Roll has been held on the grounds of the Capitol, on the White House South Lawn, and even at the National Zoo.
The eggs, made of wood, have been a keepsake for those children from three to six years of age attending the event.
The event is held on Easter Monday on the South Lawn of the White House.
www.alphabet-soup.net /eas/eastsearch.html   (159 words)

  
 The White House 2000 Easter Egg Roll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Egg Roll is for children between the ages of three and six, accompanied by at least one adult.
This year, the White House Easter Egg Roll and all its many events were web cast live from the south lawn.
The authorized vendor of the official White House Easter Eggs has a web site where you can purchase the wooden souvenir eggs from this year, 1999, and 1998.
clinton3.nara.gov /WH/glimpse/Easter/2000   (207 words)

  
 Easter Egg Roll Closed Due to Rainy Weather - WTOP Radio
The roll was originally scheduled to end at 2 p.m.
The annual egg roll has taken place in front of the White House since 1878, when President Rutherford B. Hayes made the event official.
The Easter Egg Roll has only been cancelled a few times due to inclimate weather and was also called off during the years the United States was involved in World War I and World War II.
www.wtopnews.com /index.php?nid=25&sid=458154   (194 words)

  
 Easter Egg Origins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The origins of the Easter egg came from the dietary restrictions of Lent hundreds of years ago.
This tradition reached its pinnacle with the eastern Europeans in the 1800's when the prized Faberge Eggs were created.
In more modern times the Easter egg plays a major part in the White House Easter Egg Roll that happens on Easter Monday.
www.holiday-central.net /easter_egg_origins.asp   (207 words)

  
 1998 White House Easter Egg Roll
For the first time, the White House Easter Egg Roll will be cybercast over the Internet, allowing children worldwide to "virtually" participate in the annual Easter festivities.
For the fifth year in a row, the White House Easter Egg collection will be on display in the East Colonnade of the White House.
Coordinated by the American Egg Board, different artists from around the country are invited each year to create an egg for the collection which is on display during tours for three weeks prior to Easter through the Easter Monday activities.
clinton2.nara.gov /WH/glimpse/Easter/1998   (662 words)

  
 William J. Clinton Foundation "Speech by President at Easter Egg Roll"
This is the 117th time we have done this at the White House, and the Easter Egg Roll has gone on for 187 years.
But we knew that the Easter Egg Roll wouldn't be spoiled, and just look what a wonderful day we have.
He is as much an institution of this Egg Roll as anything else we do.
www.clintonfoundation.org /legacy/040896-speech-by-president-at-easter-egg-roll.htm   (551 words)

  
 DC Novelties - White House Easter Eggs Air Force One gifts Smithsonian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The 2004 wooden souvenir eggs commemorate the Easter Monday tradition of the Easter Egg Roll at the White House that has been held on the South Lawn since 1878.
Each egg is packaged individually in a box with a small educational brochure that reviews the history of the White House egg roll.
The 2004 wooden souvenir eggs commemorate the Easter Monday tradition of the Easter Egg Roll at the White House.
www.dcnovelties.com   (235 words)

  
 The Easter Egg
Of all the symbols associated with Easter the egg, the symbol of fertility and new life, is the most identifiable.
Originally Easter eggs were painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring and were used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts.
Easter egg hunts can are also part of a community's celebration of holiday.
www.happyeaster.4t.com /whats_new.html   (551 words)

  
 noticias - 2005 White House Easter Egg Roll Frequently Asked Questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Tickets to this year's White House Easter Egg Roll were distributed to the public on Saturday, March 26th.
Easter Egg Roll activities begin on the Ellipse with food and entertainment.
Another 4,000 dyed eggs were provided for the Egg Hunt, and an additional 4,000 were boiled and will be provided for children to dye at an activity area on-site.
www.noticias.info /asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=54749   (1887 words)

  
 CNN - Good times, Easter eggs roll on White House lawn - April 8, 1996   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Clinton officially kicked off the spring season as he and Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed thousands of children and their parents to the annual White House Easter Egg roll Monday.
The Easter egg roll celebrated its 187th year this year.
In addition to playing host, the Clintons signed 7,000 hard-boiled eggs and 27,000 wooden souvenir eggs that were given away at the end of the egg roll.
www.cnn.com /US/9604/08/easter.egg   (199 words)

  
 nbc4.com - News - White House Preparing For Easter Egg Roll
The rest were colored for the egg roll on the South Lawn.
You can pick-up tickets for Monday's Easter egg roll at the Ellipse Visitor Pavilion, which is located at the southwest corner of 15th and E streets.
In addition to the egg roll, Monday's celebration will include egg decorating, readings by children's authors and celebrity appearances by Elmo, Barney the dinosaur and Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius.
www.nbc4.com /news/1339145/detail.html   (278 words)

  
 Student News Net
Kids had fun at the 2002 Easter Egg Roll at The Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio.
Kids roll and carry eggs to a finish line and prizes are awarded for the first three places.
Kids roll their eggs with wooden spoons in front of the home Rutherford B. Hayes built in Fremont, Ohio where he lived after leaving Washington.
www.studentnewsnet.com /print_story.php?id=469   (530 words)

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