Spring Into Action with the Best Easter Plans for Families
Warmer weather is slowly creeping in – at least, we hope! – and it’s time to start planning your April family fun. Easter weekend begins on April 7th this year, so we’ve put together the Top Easter Activities for families in the NJ/NY area.
Whether you want to get crafty with your kiddos or enjoy a festival with fun for parents and children alike, we’ve got you covered. Check out the top events in the area here.
Ever Wonder Why Eggs and Bunnies Are a Part of Easter?
Once March rolls around stores seem to be full of chocolate eggs, bunnies, and pastel-colored candies. Where did these traditions start?
- Colored Easter eggs originated in Mesopotamia, between 8000 and 2000 B.C.
- The Orthodox Churches picked up the tradition, after which it spread to Western Europe and, later, the U.S.
- These eggs represent new life and rebirth.
- Many believe the Easter bunny arrived with German immigrants in the 1700s.
- This group had an old tradition of an egg-laying hare (wild rabbit) called the Osterhase.
- Children of these immigrants would make nests where this creature could lay its colored eggs.
Nowadays, both egg-dying and the Easter bunny are mostly related to candy and egg hunts, but we can still appreciate how many centuries these traditions have been around!
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No matter what springtime plans you come up with, leave the navigation up to us. Contact Partners Limos to plan your ride to or from the airport, Easter event, family party, wedding, or wherever else you plan to go in style this spring!
