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DID YOU KNOW...?
More
than 1 billion Easter eggs are hunted in the United States each year in
parks, back yards and on the White House lawn.
Americans spend 2 billion dollars on Easter
candy, and eat 7.1 billion pounds of Easter candy each year!
Most children (74%) eat the ears of their
chocolate bunny first. 13% eat the feet first, and 10% eat the
tails first.
60 million chocolate bunnies are sold each
Easter.
The most popular Easter candy is chocolate
eggs.
The most popular Easter candy, after
chocolate, is marshmallow peeps. 600 million are sold each year!
The most favorite jellybean flavor is
cherry (20%), followed by strawberry (12%), grape (10%), lime (7%), and
blueberry (6%).
70% of kids aged 6–11 say they prefer to
eat Easter jellybeans one at a time, while 23% say they eat several at
once. More boys (29%) eat a handful than girls (18%).
118 million Easter cards will be exchanged
this year.
Easter eggs are the most popular symbol on Hallmark Easter cards.
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