Easter Factfile

10 amazing "facts" about Easter.

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  1. The name Easter derives from the direction of the Calvary road.

  2. The origin of Easter Eggs has all but been forgotten. They were actually a means of giving samples of fresh air to the under-privileged. The chocolate shell was merely packaging, but in time honoured tradition, the recipients made more use of the packaging than the contents.

  3. Among some religious fanatics, it is common practice to have themselves crucified in imitation of Christ. This demonstrates the wide gap between religion and science, as science tells us that this hurts.

  4. It also demonstrates how daft some fanatics are.

  5. Hot cross buns are usually neither hot, nor cross.

  6. Sitting on an Easter Egg in order to incubate it will not result in the hatching of Mr Cadbury's Parrot.

  7. 17.71% of Christians are called something else.

  8. Cadbury's Cream Eggs take ages to freeze.

  9. Easter Egg air is amongst the most expensive air in the world.

  10. The date of Easter is not permanently fixed to one particular date in order to generate some excitement among parishioners.
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