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	Egg decorating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Egg decorating is the art or craft of decorating eggs.
		Any bird egg can be used, but generally the larger and stronger the eggshell is, the more favoured it will be by decorators.
		Some eggs, like emu eggs, are so large and strong that the shells may be carved without breaking.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Egg_decorating (160 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 (165 words)

	Crew's Nest Holidays & Celebrations Easter Eggs
		Eggs are hidden throughout the house or garden and sometimes there will be a special prize for the child finding the most eggs.
		Eggs are rolled downhill as a symbol of the stone being rolled away from the tomb where Jesus was laid.
		The rules of an Easter Egg Roll are to see who can roll an egg the greatest distance or can roll their egg without breaking it, usually down a grassy hillside or slope.
	www.crewsnest.vispa.com /eastereggs.htm (686 words)

	Egg History
		The Romans, Gauls, Chinese, Egyptians and Persians all cherished the egg as a symbol of the universe.
		Eggs Of all the symbols associated with Easter the egg, the symbol of fertility and new life, is the most identifiable.
		In Germany and other countries eggs used for cooking where not broken, but the contents were removed by piercing the end of each egg with a needle and blowing the contents into a bowl.
	www.geocities.com /samuls5/holiday/egghist.htm (1108 words)

	KiteCD - Eggs
		The egg is one of the oldest symbols of life and rebirth known to man. Eggs ave been used for fertility powers, healing powers, and marriage rituals.
		Eggs are now used in Easter baskets; on Easter egg trees, a tradition started in Germany; for egg hunts; and for egg rolling contests.
		Eggs can be found nestled in a bed of grass, buried in the sand, dangling on a string deep in a cave, or floating in a jelly like mass in a pond.
	members.aol.com /kitecd/eggs.htm (1755 words)

	Egg Rolling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Egg Rolling on Easter Monday in Preston, Lancashire, is a long-standing tradition.
		Egg rolling takes place throughout the day; it is a spontaneous affair, drawing thousands of Prestonians of all ages and ethnic origins.
		Once at the park, the eggs are rolled down the steep grassy slopes, generally with a parent or older sibling at the bottom to stop them - the same applies to chocolate eggs, now unfortunately often wrapped in plastic bags for health reasons.
	www.northernearth.co.uk /69/egg.htm (292 words)

	Spring Holidays
		Customs differ; the winner's egg may be the one that rolls the farthest, survives the most rolls, or is rolled between two pegs.
		Eggs may be dyed with onion skins (golden brown), furze blossom (yellow), pasqueflower (bright green), cochineal (red), or with a colored cloth.
		Egg rolling is traditional on the Isle of Man, and is reported from many places in Ulster, such as Lisburn, Dundrum, and Kilkeel.
	springsisters.tripod.com /e9.html (1451 words)

	Easter Games
		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.
		The first egg to crack loses and the winner goes on to challange other winners in a knock out competition until there is one egg left.
	www.twilightbridge.com /hobbies/festivals/easter/game.htm (547 words)

	Eggs From A To Z - Games
		The egg rolling that takes place on the lawn of the White House or Capitol building has become an American tradition started, according to legend, by Dolly Madison in the early 1800's.
		In England and Scotland, children roll eggs downhill and the last child with an unbroken egg is the winner.
		Very similar are egg races in which the players try to send emptied eggshells across the finish line by fanning them with a piece of cardboard or by blowing them.
	www.georgiaeggs.org /pages/games.html (404 words)

	Trilogy Egg - facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Eggs provide many of the essential nutrients for a balanced diet, including most of the vitamins the body needs and a wide range of important minerals, including iron and calcium.
		Egg rolling was mentioned in a Latin treatise in 1684.
		As Christianity spread, the egg was adopted as a symbol of Christ's Resurrection from the tomb.
	www.trilogyegg.com /new_site/facts.htm (1614 words)

	The Food Timeline: history notes--eggsd
		Beaten eggs were used as a thickening and to bind sauces and ragouts; hardboiled eggs became an ingredient of various dishes, sometimes with cheese, but here is no evidence that eggs were eaten just as they were, as a dish in themselves.
		Eggs were eaten on their own (omelets, scrambled) and employed as congealing agents (custard, flan, souffles).
		According to historic cookbooks, the practice of boiling eggs, extracting the yolks and combining them with savory spices (mustard, cayenne pepper) and refilling the eggs with the mixture was common in latter years of the 16th century and was the "norm" by the 17th.
	www.foodtimeline.org /foodeggs.html (6108 words)

	European Egg Games: Easter Games and Activities. EasterBunny's.Net.
		Egg Rolling is another game that was traditionally played where people would deliberately roll their eggs into one another, nowadays the eggs are usually just rolled down slopes for fun and then eaten with oranges when they are broken.
		Egg rolling is a traditional Easter custom that is still practised in the northern part of England.
		If a player rolls an egg down the board so that it collides with an egg on the ground at the end of the board, that player collects both eggs.
	www.easterbunnys.net /europeanegggames.htm (234 words)

	Egg Trivia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The color of the egg white depends upon the presence of carbon dioxide.
		Eggs are blown, pushed with the nose, or rolled down a hill.
		Egg tapping is done by tapping one egg against another.
	www.urbanext.uiuc.edu /eggs/res18-trivia.html (199 words)

	Egg Rolling Choices Divination
		Hold the egg in your hands a few moments and silently focus on it being a spiritual helper on your life's journey.
		When you are done decorating the egg, hold the egg a few moments in your hands and imagine it glowing with a spiritual light.
		After the indoor ritual is completed, get your egg and, weather permitting, journey outdoors to take part in the egg rolling divination part of the ritual.
	www.circlesanctuary.org /welcomespring/EggRolling.html (609 words)

	RECENT LITERATURE
		Orn., 103: 28-37.--Investigation of the structure of the inner layers of the egg shell with the use of the polarizing microscope.--W. S1/2w^Rz, L., and F. Fs.
		Information on fertility is meager, and showed wide variation in egg fertility and clutch survival in different populations in different years within the same species, varying from 66 to 96 per cent hatching success and from 40 to 80 per cent chick survival.
		Orn., 103: 219-228.-The nest and eggs of the Spur-winged Plover in northern Greece are described.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v080n03/p0398-p0413.html (13549 words)

	The Seattle Times: Living: Go roll an egg: Haven't tried it? You're missing an old tradition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It says the object is to see who can roll an egg the farthest distance down a grassy hillside or slope, or who can roll it the farthest without breaking it.
		But she doesn't know of any modern-day egg rolls and isn't sure why the practice appears to have faded.
		In the Banel home, hard-cooked eggs are rolled down a ramp made from a cereal box, and the player gets one point for each egg knocked into motion.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/living/2001898511_rollanegg11.html (1344 words)

	Easter on the Net - Easter Eggs
		Crimson eggs, to honor the blood of Christ, are exchanged in Greece.
		n Germany and other countries eggs used for cooking where not broken, but the contents were removed by piercing the end of each egg with a needle and blowing the contents into a bowl.
		The hollow eggs were dyed and hung from shrubs and trees during the Easter Week.
	www.holidays.net /easter/eggs.htm (588 words)

	Easter Activities
		One contestant holds the egg with the end pointed and waits while the opposing contestant attempts to crack it with the pointed end of another egg.
		Egg rolling is a traditional Easter custom still practiced in northern England.
		If you don't wish to use chocolate Easter eggs, have the children decorate hard boiled eggs themselves or if they are too young decorate the eggs, have some eggs pre-decorated and hide them in the play area inside or outside.
	www.thefunplace.com /holiday/activities.html (306 words)

	presidential traditions White House Easter Egg Roll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		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)

	Egg
		Egg can be an ovum, some types of which can also be a food ingredient
		Edible eggs are an ingredient that can be used in several foods
		An Egg (person) is a joking term for someone of Caucasian extraction who "acts Asian."
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/e/eg/egg.html (110 words)

	History of the White House Easter Egg Roll
		By the mid 1870s, the egg rolling activities on the West Terraces had gained notoriety as the children turned the Capitol grounds into their Easter Monday playground.
		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.
	clinton4.nara.gov /WH/glimpse/Easter (594 words)

	USATODAY.com - Easter egg rolling continues on White House lawn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		WASHINGTON (AP) — Undaunted by the rain, hundreds of children scampered around the South Lawn of the White House Monday, hugging stuffed bunnies and rolling colored eggs across the soggy grass in an annual ritual that dates to the late 1870s when Rutherford B. Hayes was president.
		About 7,200 eggs were dyed in pastel colors for the egg roll races in which children used spoons to push eggs through the wet grass faster than other racers in adjoining lanes.
		The annual Easter Egg roll was back to being open to the public this year.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2004-04-12-easter-egg-roll_x.htm (444 words)

	The Truth On Easter
		These eggs were a symbol of fertility for them....Christians of the Near East adopted this tradition, and the Easter egg became a religious symbol.
		Hence the egg became one of the symbols of Astarte or Easter; and accordingly, in Cyprus, one of the chosen seats of the worship of Venus, or Astarte, the egg of wondrous size was represented on a grand scale."
		Eggs, dyed blood-red and rolled in the newly sown soil at spring equinox, ensured fertility of the fields.
	www.truthontheweb.org /easter.htm (6527 words)

	Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg Review
		There are many different eggs throughout the game and each one starts out small and grows bigger and harder to control as you roll it along, feeding it with bits of fruit, of all things.
		After finding an egg resting nearby, you roll it along, smashing through crates, trees and other destructible parts of the game that might give up fruit pick-ups, until you reach a clearing where a group of monsters spawn in.
		Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg is a fun, snappy, wacky little platformer that’s just original enough and clever enough to make it worth buying, but sadly I think Sega has really explored all that they could think of with this egg concept and I can’t say I’m looking forward to a sequel.
	www.gamenationtv.com /reviews/bhatch.shtml (847 words)

	Egg rolling -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Egg rolling, or an Easter egg roll is a traditional game with (An egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter) Easter eggs.
		Different nations have different versions of the game, usually done with (additional info and facts about colored eggs) colored eggs.
		(The legislature of the United States government) Congress ended the tradition after a particularly active Easter Egg Roll in 1876.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/eg/egg_rolling.htm (106 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Easter
		This Easter laughter, giving rise to grave abuses of the word of God, was prohibited by Clement X (1670-1676) and in the eighteenth century by Maximilian III and the bishops of Bavaria (Wagner, De Risu Paschali, Königsberg, 1705; Linsemeier, Predigt in Deutschland, Munich, 1886).
		Because the use of eggs was forbidden during Lent, they were brought to the table on Easter Day, coloured red to symbolize the Easter joy.
		The Easter Rabbit lays the eggs, for which reason they are hidden in a nest or in the garden.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05224d.htm (4011 words)

	EASTER CUSTOMS
		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.
		An annual egg roll was started in the United States during President Andrew Johnson's period.
	www.kiddyhouse.com /Holidays/Easter/cust.html (476 words)

	Curiosities
		Since eggs have always been symbols of renewed and continuing life, both in pagan and Christian times, it is likely that these egg-games once had a religious or magical significance, although now they simply appear as rather fun pastimes.
		In this one, a hard-boiled egg is firmly grasped in the right hand and used as a weapon to strike the eggs of other players, the object being to break these whilst keeping one’s own intact.
		At Connel Ferry in Argyllshire, it was customary for young men to roll their eggs in one place, and for young women to roll theirs in another, the man or girl whose egg went farthest and most smoothly would be the first person to marry in that particular group.
	www.petticoated.com /curious28.htm (1126 words)

	Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg Updated Impressions - GameCube News at GameSpot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The game's intro CG shows young Billy rolling his heart out as he shepherds an egg through various locales in the game, passing the game's eclectic cast of poultry, crows, humans, and bizarre enemies.
		You'll be able to use it to deal with enemies by rolling into them normally, dashing into them using the right trigger, throwing the egg at them with the B button, or performing an egg driver (jumping with the egg and then slamming down into the ground at high speed).
		Your egg can also serve as a booster when you're jumping to let you reach new areas, which you can reach either by jumping up to them on your own or by using rings that launch you and your egg around.
	www.gamespot.com /gamecube/action/billyhatcherandgiantegg/preview_6072017.html (1599 words)

	G
		When the egg is fertilized, sperm enter by way of the germinal disc, travel to the center and a chick embryo starts to form.
		In the grading process, eggs are examined for both interior and exterior quality and are sorted according to weight (size).
		Because production and marketing methods have become very efficient, eggs move so rapidly from laying house to market that you will find very little difference in quality between Grades AA and A. Although grade B eggs are just as wholesome to eat, they rate lower in appearance when broken out.
	www.aeb.org /LearnMore/Eggcyclopedia/G.htm (730 words)

	Easter Trivia
		During the war years the Easter Egg Roll was held at the National Zoo, and other Washington locations.
		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)

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