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Easter is April 4th
Each basket is packed with
jelly beans, speckled malted eggs, chocolate foiled eggs, caramel
and marshmallow eggs, Reese's peanut butter eggs, chocolate
bunnettes, yellow Peeps, chocolate animals, Cadbury Eggs, chocolate
rabbit, Easter Pez, Tootsie bank, giant Pixy Stix and the following
retro toys: paddle ball game, finger trap and wooden pop gun.
The basket measures almost 12
inches wide at the top edge and 7.5 inches deep. It holds a whopping
5 lbs of candy and toys with a height of over 11 inches.
Easter delivery...
order anytime before midnight, March 24th and put "Easter delivery" in the comments box during checkout. We
will make sure it arrives on time. Your credit card will not be billed until
your candy ships. |
The Easter bunny has its origin in
pre-Christian fertility lore. The hare and the rabbit were the most
fertile animals known and they served as symbols of the new life during
the Spring season. The bunny as an Easter symbol seems to have it's
origins in Germany, where it was first mentioned in German writings in the
1500s. The first edible Easter bunnies were made in Germany during the
early 1800s. And were made of pastry and sugar
The Easter bunny was introduced to American folklore by the German
settlers who arrived in the Pennsylvania Dutch country during the 1700s.
The arrival of the "Oschter Haws" was considered "childhood's greatest
pleasure" next to a visit from Christ-Kindel on Christmas Eve. The
children believed that if they were good the "Oschter Haws" would lay a
nest of colored eggs.
The children would build their nest in a secluded place in the home, the
barn or the garden. Boys would use their caps and girls their bonnets to
make the nests . The use of elaborate Easter baskets would come later as
the tradition of the Easter bunny spread through out the country. |
