The Fun and Excitement of Easter Traditions

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Easter is full of traditions with my family, from celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, to the dyeing of Easter eggs. Easter comes during the most beautiful time of year, SPRING! With all of the wonderful colors of greens, pinks, lavender, and yellows; they are so inspiring when picking out the colors to dye our Easter eggs. Alyce E. George (2011) writes in her article; Easter Traditions: From Pagan Rites to Christian Delights, What Does a Jelly Bean Laying Chocolate Rabbit Have to Do with the Resurrection of Jesus Christ?, “A typical Western Easter Sunday involves the immediate family meeting with their relatives and attending a church or mass service . . . After lunch, the family has an Easter egg hunt, in which plastic eggs filled with jelly beans are magically hidden throughout the family yard, and the children are set out to find them all.” This goes right along with my family traditions. We start our morning bright and early; with the children waking up to see if the Easter Bunny left them a basket full of goodies. Then onto what the children would call the best part of the day; the Easter egg hunt. Next, we are off to church, when we get home our close family and friends come over for dinner. We have a fabulous dinner that includes, ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, green beans loaded with bacon and onions for flavor, green salad with all of the favorite toppings, homemade rolls, Jell-o salad, fresh fruit, and of course the ever so loved deviled eggs. I am going to take you through the process of making hard boiled eggs, decorating them for the Easter egg hunt, a few of the important safety and storage tips, then, how to make some yummy deviled eggs with you Easter eggs.

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... eggs properly, dyeing Easter eggs, and a real yummy deviled egg recipe. All I have left to do is to wish you and your family a wonderful holiday . . . Happy Easter!

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Alfaro, D. (n.d.). Holiday Egg Safety Tips, A Dozen Ways to Avoid Foodborne Illness. About.com. Retrieved March 15, 2011, from culinaryarts.about.com/od/eggdiary/a/eggsafety.htm

George, A. E. (2011, March 12). Easter Traditions: From Pagan Rites to Christian Delights, What does a Jelly Bean Laying Chocolate Rabbit Have to Do with the Resurrection of Jesus Christ?. Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com. Retrieved March 15, 2011, from http://www.associatedcontent.com/pop_print.shtml?

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Rosso, J., & Lukins, S. (1989). The new basics cookbook . New York: Workman Pub..

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