History of chocolate and Easter.

Easter is known as a Christian holiday party of the year. E ', but a touch different. This sentence is a large area in this two-day holiday in most of the funds candy sales for the year of $ 1.9 billion. (Valentine's Day is not the first U.S. $ 1.4 billion in sales, but for Halloween, U.S. $ 2 billion per year). What is the history behind this tradition of Easter candy?

He goes back to the pagan belief that the fertility of eggs and recovery. Until 1800, the Christian symbol, or as part of the celebrations of Easter, the Resurrection and then. (Or emerging) that after the crucifixion of Christ.

Any version or chocolate? He began with a hot one in which prohibit cross buns Queen. 16. Century, Queen Elizabeth Islands Delights Taste of the current ban is linked to the Catholic religion. But the consumption during Passover. However, hot cross buns are all the rage in Europe in 1800 - especially popular among the poorest countries. Chocolate making during this time trying to determine how best to market. us. Sandwich is a game! Chocolates want to find their way to the heart of high class and low class of the community. France and Germany first solid chocolate Easter eggs. It quickly spread throughout Europe and not much time to love chocolate. 'Joy spread to the west. Eggs in the first vote. The texture of chocolate that much different today, so difficult to work. After entering the equations are simpler and more profitable for mining companies in eggs.

Until 1960 the Easter eggs to find and is quite common. This is just about the time before the chocolate and other types of birds in spring and symbols such as Easter Day Easter bunny. Current number of sales to the mysterious Easter Bunnies ninety-one million people per year around the world!

How the Easter bunny is a Christian? All replies will go back to the early converts. Christian missionaries in principle that Christian life is in danger because they considered heretics. Coincided, and therefore the Christian missionaries to celebrate the holy days with pagan festivals which were prepared in life.

If you place the celebration of Easter with the pagan festival "Eastre. Eastre an Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring and offspring. He loved is a symbol of the world .... You guessed it to. At some point changes spelling Eastre Easter.

And have it's origins Easter with chocolate eggs, bunnies and all the beautiful brown Chocoholics need! Indeed, especially at Easter.

by Sharon Cacho