Happy Easter, everyone!

by Yvette Depaepe
Published the 19th of April 2025

Best Wishes from our founders Ralf Stelander and Jacob Jovelou
and from all crew members

Happy Easter! You know it’s Easter when your breakfast consists of chocolate, jelly beans, and questionable decisions.
Happy Easter, everyone. May your eggs be full, your baskets be blessed, and your chocolate bunnies have no calories... in your imagination!

by John Wilhelm

Easter holds both deep religious significance and vibrant cultural traditions, making it a unique holiday for many people around the world. Whether you celebrate it with religious services, festive meals, or fun traditions like egg hunts, Easter remains a time of reflection, renewal, and joy.

Oh, the Easter egg.
While now often sweet and playful, carries deep spiritual and cultural meanings. It reflects rebirth, resurrection, the joy of spring, and the core of the Easter message: life triumphing over death.
Decorating eggs is a tradition that dates back centuries, especially in Eastern Europe.
Chocolate eggs: In the 19th century, chocolatiers began making hollow chocolate eggs as luxury gifts, which are now a staple of Easter celebrations.

Ah, the Easter Bunny
He breaks into your house, hides eggs, and leaves chocolate — and we just... let him. If a real rabbit did that, we’d be like, 'Call animal control!'
But this one's cute, so we let it slide." Let’s break down where this iconic character came from and what it really symbolizes:
The Easter Bunny is a mythical creature that brings Easter eggs, candy, and sometimes toys to children on Easter Sunday, much like Santa Claus does at Christmas. Traditionally, the bunny hides eggs for children to find during Easter egg hunts.
The modern Easter Bunny was first mentioned in 17th-century German writings, where the “Osterhase” (Easter hare) would lay colored eggs for well-behaved children.
Immigrants brought this tradition to America in the 1700s, especially in Pennsylvania, where it evolved into the bunny we know today.

Eggs vs. the Bunny – Strange combo?
Fun fact: Rabbits don’t lay eggs (of course!), but the combination of eggs and bunnies works symbolically — both represent life and fertility.
The bunny is the messenger, delivering those eggs of rebirth to celebrate spring and resurrection.
The Easter Bunny is a whimsical mix of ancient symbolism, folk tradition, and modern holiday fun. The Easter Bunny adds magic and joy to Easter celebrations around the world.

But do you know the story of the Flying Easter Bells ("Les cloches de Pâques")
In France, Belgium, and some Italian regions, there's a sweet tradition where church bells, not the Easter Bunny, are said to bring Easter eggs to children.
Children are told the bells have flown to Rome (yes, to the Vatican!) to be blessed by the Pope.
On Easter Sunday, the bells "fly back" from Rome, joyfully ringing again to announce the Resurrection — and as they return, they drop Easter eggs, candy, and gifts for the children below.
The eggs they bring symbolize new life, tying in with both Christian and older spring traditions.

Bells vs. Bunny?
So while the Easter Bunny hops around Northern Europ and the US, in Rome and much of Southern Europe, it's the mystical flying bells that deliver the magic of Easter.

Easter might be a deeply meaningful holiday, but it also comes with its fair share of funny, weird, and surprising facts.
Here are some Easter tidbits that’ll make you smile — or scratch your head ?

Chocolate Bunnies Have a "Bite Order"
76% of people eat the ears first when biting into a chocolate bunny.
Only a brave few start with the feet or the tail. Who are these monsters?!

World’s Largest Easter Egg
In Alberta, Canada, there’s a giant Easter egg sculpture (a Ukrainian-style pysanka) that’s over 31 feet long and weighs 5,000 pounds.
That’s one egg you definitely don’t want to hide in your backyard.

Flying Bells, Not Bunnies
In France and parts of Europe, kids are told church bells fly to Rome and come back carrying candy and eggs. Imagine telling a kid that today:
“Sorry sweetie, the candy is coming via holy air mail.”

"Easter is the only time you can say, 'I just saw a bunny delivering eggs' and not have someone recommend a psychiatrist."

But really — Easter is one of the best holidays.
Candy, family, awkward photos with a human-sized rabbit... what’s not to love?
So whether you’re celebrating the resurrection, just here for the egg hunt, or recovering from a jelly bean hangover.

Hoppy Easter! Hope it's egg-stra special!
Thank you, you’ve been egg-cellent!