What is Easter eggs?
Easter eggs are Easter Monday tradition in Washington in DC, which allegedly began at the beginning of the 18th century with Dolly Madison. The event takes place on the lawn of the White House and includes thousands of children and their parents who descend to the White House to play games, hunt eggs, listen to stories, and meet the Easter bunny. The entrance to the Easter egg is available to anyone holding the ticket, and tickets are available free of charge on the first arrival, first serve the base through the White House and organizations where the White House releases ticket blocks. However, the members of Congress expressed dissatisfaction with the state of lawns and banned this practice after the event. According to legend, in 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes, who was not familiar with the tradition, was a group of children, if they could use the white house lawn, they were closed from the Capitoluda. President Hayes agreed and was born Easter eggs of the White House. Another version of the story suggests that it could have been his wife who afterShe invited children to play on the lawns.
The inhabitants of the White House continued the tradition of Easter egg, and the abolition occurred only during the First and Second World War and during the period of extensive reconstruction. Easter eggs are a reminder that the White House belongs to the American people, and as the first lady Michelle Obama once said, "House of the People". The first lady Nancy Reagan personally invited a child who supported her husband's political opponent during the elections, illustrating that the event was open to everyone, regardless of political affiliation, socio -economic class, race or religion.
For the White House, the Easter egg is an unrivaled public relationship, usually gets positive coverage in the news. The first family usually participates, and the president presented a speech to welcome the participants. When children live in the White House, they often participate in egg hunting, races and other events and in themHow many cases were also attended by adult members of the first family; President Grover Cleveland was the first president to join.
people interested in participating in the annual event can get tickets online when they are released by the White House. They can also be able to get tickets from organizations that organize tickets of tickets, such as groups that support the well -being of insufficiently served children. The participants of the event must follow the security measures on their entrances and they will come home in memory presented by the first family.