Deer season has long passed, but there will be lots of hunting licenses distributed this week. Egg hunts have sprouted up everywhere as Easter approaches. And around here, egg hunts are not just child’s play.
Nite Lite Egg Pursuit XIV, the Champaign Park District’s annual egg hunt for adults (over 18), will take place Friday, at 8 p.m. in Hessel Park. Earlier that day, the Park District will also have an egg hunt for Seniors (55 plus).
For kids, there’s the really cool underwater egg hunt at the Urbana Indoor Aquatic Center (registration required) on April 7. The Champaign Park District’s Easter Eggstravaganza — a free egg hunt for kids 1 to 8 — is at 10 a.m. Saturday at West Side Park.
Oh, and don’t worry about those of us who don’t celebrate Easter. We had our own hunt — for matzah — at our Passover seders. Unfortunately, matzah doesn’t taste as good as all that chocolate.
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Leeanthro // April 4, 2007 at 1:27 pm
I don’t think it would be sacrilege for a non-Christian to participate in an egg hunt. Most people (us included) don’t celebrate Easter from a religious perspective. It’s just good clean family fun.
And a lot of Easter traditions are actually rooted in the solstice, I believe.
We’ve been warming up for the egg hunt by hiding eggs in the backyard and searching for them. And we’ve been carrying an Easter basket with last year’s plastic eggs everywhere we go. She’s been stuffing the eggs with rocks, coins, you name it. Its a surprise every time she hands me one to shake.
You can find us at Westside Park at 10:00 sharp!
Sariel // April 4, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Unfortunately, matzah doesn’t taste as good as all that chocolate.
Clearly, you forgot to put chocolate on them. Gnutella or equivalent works quite well.
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