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Wednesday 11 March 2020
Have a hippity-hoppity holiday on an island

OHIO, USA — This year, Eas- cording to www.tripsavvy. is named after the Forrest bunny trail to deliver col- ham. Symbolizing "good
ter falls on Sunday, April 12, com. Gump character who lost ored eggs to children. luck" for many cultures
2020. So, make your menu his legs overseas in combat. Aren’t the hens steamed? around the world, it made
and decorate your dwelling Easter season in Jamaica is What animal lover can re- It’s hard work laying eggs, a fitting meal at all sorts
while there’s still time. Would time for the island’s premier sist a disabled dog wearing only to give the credit to of feasts and celebra-
you like to be bombarded local food event; The Tre- long ears and a fluffy tail. a happy hare. Plastic tions, according to the
with bunnies? Rabbits can lawny Yam Festival. Yummy! Cadbury issued a casting lookalike eggs have re- Encyclopedia of Religion.
be found in a variety of call for all pets to enter the placed boiled eggs in the Some historians believe
breeds but usually in white Enjoy the Cayman Islands contest to become the next annual Easter egg hunts. Easter's spring timing also
on the island of Barbados, Sailing Club’s annual Easter Cadbury Bunny. Lt. Dan the The chickens don’t have factored into the choice:
according to www.barba- Regatta Round the Island dog is competing against a to work as long during the Farmers typically slaugh-
dospocketguide.com. Race. Sounds like rabbit- mini-horse, llama, pig, ham- season, but please give tered pigs in the fall and
racing fun. The Easter Bunny ster, duck and two cats. the poor cluckers a raise then took several months
The Cottontail rabbit hops in to greet children at The winner of the contest and retirement benefits. to smoke the pork, mak-
adorned with a black patch many of Cayman’s larger will star in Cadbury's new ing a ham ready just in
on their neck is found in Aru- hotels. TV commercial and receive What’s for Easter Dinner? time for Easter dinner.”
ba, according to www.visi- $5,000. The Cadbury Bunny Easter dinner on the is- www.goodhousekeep-
taruba.com. How interesting that a dog Tryouts Contest is sponsored lands is likely to include ing.com.
is in the running to be the by The Hershey Company in fish. And in many English-
Flying kites is a popular pas- next Cadbury bunny—that Hershey, PA. Vote at www. speaking nations Easter The Real Deal of Easter
time year-round on many will be one funny bunny. bunnytryouts.cadburyusa. buns, a tropical version of “The Bible makes no
Caribbean islands, but And I voted for the two- com. the English hot cross bun mention of a long-eared,
seems to peak around Eas- legged dog from New Rich- that can be spiced with short-tailed creature who
ter in islands like Bermuda, mond, Ohio, in the USA, to How interesting that a gi- cinnamon, cloves and delivers decorated eggs
Barbados, Trinidad, St. Kitts be the 2020 candy canine. ant bunny carries a huge nutmeg, filled with raisins, to well-behaved children
& Nevis, and Grenada, ac- Bark for the bunny! Lt. Dan basket and hops down the currents and dried fruit, on Easter Sunday; never-
and topped with ched- theless, the Easter bunny
dar cheese or icing in the has become a prominent
shape of a cross. symbol of Christianity’s
most important holiday,”
“In early Jewish history, according to an article
lambs were sacrificed at www.history.com.
as offerings to God and
served regularly as part of Easter is a deeply reli-
the Passover feast. Then, gious holiday for many,
when Jesus died during packed with significance
Passover, he represented in the resurrection story
the ultimate sacrifice for of Christ. Good Friday
sin, the "lamb of God," marks Jesus’s crucifixion
and the animal evolved and Easter Sunday cel-
into a potent symbol for ebrates his resurrection.
Christians, especially at The crucifixion of Jesus is
Easter. Many Orthodox recorded in the New Tes-
Christians still follow the tament books, known as
Jewish Orthodox customs the Gospels: Matthew,
of not eating any pork, so Mark, Luke, and John.
lamb takes center stage
at their Easter meal. Oth- Blessings to all my peeps
ers, however, wouldn't at Easter!q
imagine Easter without

Melissa Martin, Ph.D., is an author, columnist,
educator, and therapist. She lives in U.S.