1. The Easter Bunny is German?
OK, maybe he isn't sporting lederhosen (Where are his pants?), but according to History, rabbits have a reputation for reproducing a ton of offspring, so it makes sense that a bunny would be a symbol of new life in the spring. Other sources say tales of an egg-laying hare called "Osterhase" or "Oschter Haws" came to Pennsylvania with German immigrants in the 1700s. Children used to make nests in which the hare would leave colored eggs. As the tradition spread across the United States, baskets soon replaced nests and candy replaced (some) of the dyed eggs.
2. Fraktur is the Pennsylvania German tradition of decorating manuscripts, like birth certificates, family records and drawings like this one:
One of the earliest depictions of the Easter Bunny - or Osterhase - will be on display at the Winterthur Museum in Delaware. "The Easter rabbit drawing is one of the rarest of all fraktur, with only two examples known, and is a major addition to Winterthur 's collection," said Lisa Minardi, a fraktur expert, according to Art Daily.
3. There are more than 16 billion jelly beans are made in the U.S. each year for Easter?
According to the National Confectioners Association, that's enough jelly beans to fill a plastic Easter egg 89 feet high and 60 feet wide - the height of a nine-story office building!
4. Taking candy from a baby must be easy, because it happens all the time!
According to the National Confectioners Association, 80.5 percent of parents take candy from their kids' Easter stash and 54.4 percent have a "all candy must be shared with everyone in the house" rule. Despite sharing, 26.1 percent of sneaky parents eat Easter candy while their kids are in bed or at school.
5. The Easter parade started in New York City?
The tradition of the Easter Parade harkens back to New York in the mid-1880s. The affluent of the city would wear their springtime finest to church on Easter Sunday and then take a stroll down Fifth Avenue, according to History. Regular folks started to stand by and check out the spring outfits and bonnets. In 1948, the movie "Easter Parade," starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, was released and the theme song included the lyrics: "In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it/You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade."
