Five Easter-related world records that are simply astounding
With Easter coming up this weekend, get yourself into the mood for the egg hunts, chocolate eggs and Easter treats with these crazy Easter-related world records.
Be it the Easter egg hunts, the giant chocolate eggs, or the chance to eat themselves sick on chocolates and sweets, Easter is arguably one of the highlights in any child’s year.
Even though a child’s sugar rush is no laughing matter (for parents, that is), the opportunity to set up a crazy, difficult egg hunt that can keep your child busy for long enough for you to relax for 30 minutes is quite inviting.
If that’s not enough motivation for you to embrace the Easter bunny and his Easter joy, take a look at our five Easter-related records that could spark the inner ‘Easter child’ in you.
1. Largest Easter egg hunt
The world’s largest Easter egg hunt consisted of 501 000 eggs that were searched for by 9 753 children accompanied by their parents at the Cypress Gardens Adventure Park in Winter Haven, Florida, USA, on 1 April 2007.
2. Largest decorated Easter egg
The largest decorated Easter egg, built by Freeport in Alcochete, Portugal, was 14,79m long and 8,40m in diameter when measured on 8 March 2008.
3. Tallest chocolate Easter egg
The tallest chocolate Easter egg measured 10,39m in height and was made by Tosca (Italy). It was measured at Le Acciaierie Shopping Centre, in Cortenuova, Italy on 16 April 2011. The egg weighed 7,2kg and had a circumference of 19,6m at its widest point.
4. Largest Easter egg tree
The largest Easter egg tree consisted of 82 404 painted chicken eggs and was achieved by Associação Visite Pomerode (Brazil), at the 9º Osterfest, in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil, on 16 March 2017. Pomerode is a city in Brazil known for its German roots, and they host the Osterfest during Easter. The Associação Visite Pomerode started collecting egg shells in April 2016 and painted them all orange, yellow and green. The eggs were hung from a pecan tree.
5. Most people dyeing Easter eggs
The record for the most people simultaneously dyeing Easter eggs is set at 582 and was organised by KCMS/ SPIRIT 105.3FM and Redmond Town Center in Redmond, Washington, USA, on 19 April 2014.
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