Easter Surprises at the Village

 

This weekend is the 10^th Annual Art and Craft Show in Downtown Sarasota. We hope you will stop by to support artists and hopefully say hello to your favorite European store.

Stop by European Focus Village this Saturday and Sunday and one of our lovely employees will give you a magic egg filled with candy and…if you’re lucky...a discount on your next purchase! Supplies on these eggs are limited so come soon to see what yours will hold!

Um, yum! Chocolate egg directions.

 A few alleged Easter facts found from the most trustworthy of resources: The Internet!

1. Easter gets it’s name from a pagan goddess: Eostre. The goddess of spring was honored each year at the spring equinox. As my high school drama teacher explained, in order to encourage the Anglo-Saxons to convert to Christianity a festival was held during each of their major feasts. Thus, Christmas was scheduled close to the winter pagan holiday and Easter (or should we say Eostre?) was moved to the spring.

2. The tradition of the Easter Bunny is inherited from German immigrants (at least according to this article). The idea of an Osterhase (Easter Hare) came over to the Pennsylvania region in the 18^th century.

3. Absence does make the heart grow fonder: When Cadbury made their famous creme eggs available year round they lost sales. Now the eggs are only available after New Years Day until Easter (ish).

4. You can make this with a Cadbury egg: 

For more fun facts and tales visit us at our Main Street Store in downtown Sarasota.