THE EASTER GARDEN Spring in Grandma's garden is like Easter everyday, Butterflies and bumble bees, and bunnies come to play. Every color in your mind, sweet scents float on the breeze, Rows and rows of daffoldils, reach up to tickle my knees. Grand pecan trees, lend their shade, and also lend their limbs, To silly squirrels and chipmunks, as a home and jungle gym. This garden is a magical place, the animals are my friends, And each day from the garden path, Miss Bunny hops right in. Grandma's garden holds the secrets, to many, many things, So often I have daydreamed there, sitting on my swing, I'd like to be a rabbit girl, hiding eggs on Easter night, And see your face when you find them all, smiling with delight. EGGSTRA EASTER FACTS Easter is an annual Christian holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is calculated by the Sunday after the Paschal full moon. The full moon occurs between March 21 and April 18, therefore Easter occurs between March 22 and April 25. It is called a moveable holiday, but always occurs on a Sunday. The custom of giving eggs at Easter time has been traced back to the Egyptians, Persians, Gauls, Greeks and Romans. To them, eggs were a symbol of life. Rabbits symbolized new life and rebirth in ancient Egypt. Egyptians considered the rabbit to be a symbol of the moon as the moon determines the date of Easter. BUNNY FUNNIES What are four hundred rabbits hopping backwards? A receding hare line. What did the rabbit say to the carrot? It's been nice gnawing you. What part of a newspaper does a rabbit read? Lettuce to the editor.