No sooner have we managed to rid our front rooms of those last few lingering pine-needles, you know the ones that keep re-emerging despite your every effort to make sure they don't, then it's time for Easter Time for the kids to run wild, leaving chocolatey-chaos in each room of our newly, Spring-cleaned homes. I say kids, but then literally being born a chocoholic, I need no excuse to delve on in at this time of year: Cadburys, Nestle, Lindt, Galaxy - you name it - for I guarantee that I'll be the first to say 'yes please'! But how did it all start? Why an egg at Easter? and why a chocolate egg at that? The questions niggle so I just had to do the research:
Interestingly, a chocolate egg at Easter is not as contemporary as you all may think. Oh no, in actual fact, they first appeared on the scenes in the early 1800's, eventually becoming an item of mass production towards the beginning of the 1900's. And there's no guessing as to who began the revolution is there? Of course not, how could it be anyone else but Cadburys?
You might still be wondering, why an egg? Well that's easy, as the egg shape itself has always been a symbol of new life and fertility throughout the ages and across the continents. It is particularly symbolic at this time of year as it represents new life, as well as the turning of Winter into Spring.
The actual act of giving an egg at Easter dates back even further, incredibly to the Middle Ages. It was also customary to decorate your egg (which would have mainly been duck or goose back then); a creative tradition that still exists to this day, just like Easter Egg hunts. Apparently, the infamous hunts began at around this time in history too as parents would hide eggs for their children to find as a way of lightening the somber mood of Lent.
So, with Cadburys well and truly on the map with their mass-produced chocolate Easter Eggs in the early twentieth-century, it wasn't long before others started to fight for a 'piece of the pie'. By the 1960's, the hollow, molded (and of course, chocolate) Easter Egg had become the most popular Easter gift worldwide and still is even to this day.
If you're looking for a special Easter treat this year then why not head on down to the luxurious private member's club, Home House in London. Not only will there be a truly scrumptious three-course meal for the adults, but a thoroughly entertaining Easter Egg hunt for the children is set to get under way on the day as well. Don't forget to call to book your table in advance.
Interestingly, a chocolate egg at Easter is not as contemporary as you all may think. Oh no, in actual fact, they first appeared on the scenes in the early 1800's, eventually becoming an item of mass production towards the beginning of the 1900's. And there's no guessing as to who began the revolution is there? Of course not, how could it be anyone else but Cadburys?
You might still be wondering, why an egg? Well that's easy, as the egg shape itself has always been a symbol of new life and fertility throughout the ages and across the continents. It is particularly symbolic at this time of year as it represents new life, as well as the turning of Winter into Spring.
The actual act of giving an egg at Easter dates back even further, incredibly to the Middle Ages. It was also customary to decorate your egg (which would have mainly been duck or goose back then); a creative tradition that still exists to this day, just like Easter Egg hunts. Apparently, the infamous hunts began at around this time in history too as parents would hide eggs for their children to find as a way of lightening the somber mood of Lent.
So, with Cadburys well and truly on the map with their mass-produced chocolate Easter Eggs in the early twentieth-century, it wasn't long before others started to fight for a 'piece of the pie'. By the 1960's, the hollow, molded (and of course, chocolate) Easter Egg had become the most popular Easter gift worldwide and still is even to this day.
If you're looking for a special Easter treat this year then why not head on down to the luxurious private member's club, Home House in London. Not only will there be a truly scrumptious three-course meal for the adults, but a thoroughly entertaining Easter Egg hunt for the children is set to get under way on the day as well. Don't forget to call to book your table in advance.
About the Author:
Home House is a exclusive club for people from all over the world and London, which is part of its charm. Quite unlike many other private membership clubs, Home House is a place to enjoy leisure time or the perfect spot for a working day. Home House hosts London's best Easter parties and Easter events in London.
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