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March 16th, 2008, 10:53 AM
Make That a Two-Minute Easter Egg
by Vera H-C Chan
Yesterday Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT
An extra day, a lost hour earlier than usual in the season, what next? In the headlong rush that seems to be 2008, "Easter" comes next Sunday, March 23.
Yes, two weeks sooner than last year, if that's what those online queries clamoring to know "easter date 2007" are all about (answer: April 8, 2007). The last time the bunny came hippity-hopping on March 23 was back in 1913, the year when the zipper was invented and the feds ratified the 16th amendment to collect income tax (umm, that's coming up too, by the way).
The date shift may catch some unawares: Searches for "easter" are 30% lower than this same time period last week, and a tally of Easter-related searches (like bunnies and eggs) are nearly 60% lower. The confusion's understandable, since the holiday commemorates a resurrection which, according to a certain text, took place after Passover (this year on April 20th).
Still, the National Retail Federation is optimistic that secular side-spending will be $14.4 billion this year. The number one expenditure? Meals. "Easter dinner" lookups have risen a panicked +1,012%, and the meteoric launch for "easter brunch" queries in the past week. The all-important fertile egg will undergo boiling hot, painted makeover, but many will be cracked in the service of "easter cupcakes" (+248%) and "easter cakes" (+186). A creative few will attempt the "easter bunny cake," but perhaps they should save the effort and instead build a three-tiered concoction from "marshmallow peeps" (+159%).
As with many holidays, it's about the kids, and they're being taken care of with “printable easter coloring pages†(+687%), “easter party games†(+520%), and “easter kids crafts†(+471%). Other preparations include flowers (especially lilies), baskets, gifts, even songs and speeches.
Finally, the question "how to boil an egg" has made the top 20 fastest spiking "how to" online questions this week—less than "how to be emo" but shooting past "how to pass a random drug test." Boil them fast... the hunting party's coming.
I thought that this would be a good news article to read on why Easter is coming next Sunday. Enjoy the read
by Vera H-C Chan
Yesterday Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT
An extra day, a lost hour earlier than usual in the season, what next? In the headlong rush that seems to be 2008, "Easter" comes next Sunday, March 23.
Yes, two weeks sooner than last year, if that's what those online queries clamoring to know "easter date 2007" are all about (answer: April 8, 2007). The last time the bunny came hippity-hopping on March 23 was back in 1913, the year when the zipper was invented and the feds ratified the 16th amendment to collect income tax (umm, that's coming up too, by the way).
The date shift may catch some unawares: Searches for "easter" are 30% lower than this same time period last week, and a tally of Easter-related searches (like bunnies and eggs) are nearly 60% lower. The confusion's understandable, since the holiday commemorates a resurrection which, according to a certain text, took place after Passover (this year on April 20th).
Still, the National Retail Federation is optimistic that secular side-spending will be $14.4 billion this year. The number one expenditure? Meals. "Easter dinner" lookups have risen a panicked +1,012%, and the meteoric launch for "easter brunch" queries in the past week. The all-important fertile egg will undergo boiling hot, painted makeover, but many will be cracked in the service of "easter cupcakes" (+248%) and "easter cakes" (+186). A creative few will attempt the "easter bunny cake," but perhaps they should save the effort and instead build a three-tiered concoction from "marshmallow peeps" (+159%).
As with many holidays, it's about the kids, and they're being taken care of with “printable easter coloring pages†(+687%), “easter party games†(+520%), and “easter kids crafts†(+471%). Other preparations include flowers (especially lilies), baskets, gifts, even songs and speeches.
Finally, the question "how to boil an egg" has made the top 20 fastest spiking "how to" online questions this week—less than "how to be emo" but shooting past "how to pass a random drug test." Boil them fast... the hunting party's coming.
I thought that this would be a good news article to read on why Easter is coming next Sunday. Enjoy the read