Underwater Easter Egg Hunt Dives Into Farmington
About 150 children searched for plastic eggs at the Farmington Aquatic Center in the city’s first underwater Easter Egg Hunt. Lifeguards hid 250 eggs, with prizes like water-rocket use and free center admission. Tokens inside eggs funded rewards. rules limited one egg per child.
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Easter Egg Hunt Brings Fun at Zoo Event
Families and children gathered for the Easter egg hunt at the zoo. Parents added competitive energy while the focus stayed on fun as kids met the Easter Bunny, danced with characters, and rode the zoo train. Rene Roswell and DeAnna Jorge recalled long traditions and memories from past hunts.
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Easter Parade Brings Babies and Parents in Courthouse Walk
The parade avoided the Spring River Zoo event to not interfere with the Easter Egg Hunt. Judges chose winners across seven categories including Best Overall and Best Dressed, with infants and children in costume drawing cheers from spectators.
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Easter Bunny History From Lunar Cycles to Oster Hase
A read on Easter customs tracing the Easter bunny from lunar cycle ties to Paschal dates, with origins in Alsace and the Holy Roman Empire. German traditions spread via settlers to Pennsylvania Dutch country, where Oster Hase delivered colored eggs, evolving nests into baskets and eggs into candy by the 19th century.
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Pope Benedict's Easter Vigil Spectacle and Vatican Teachings
Pope Benedict XVI delivered a lengthy Easter Vigil at St. Peter's Basilica ending after midnight. He spoke of creative divine reason behind existence while cautioning against creationism. Six adults from diverse nations were baptized as candles lit the basilica.
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