Fun Easter Candy Facts

Easter holiday is approaching soon and we are excited to inform you of some interesting facts about the second most candy eating event next to Halloween of the year for Americans.  Easter has been celebrated for hundreds of years and originated in the Christian religion and Americans spend almost up to 2 billion a year on Easter candy. Here are some more interesting Easter candy facts:

•  76% of Americans think the ears of a chocolate bunny should be eaten first compared to the 4% of people who prefer to eat them starting at the feet.
• Around 70% of Easter candy bought is chocolate.
• On average kids prefer red jelly beans to any other color
• Over 100 million chocolate bunnies are produced each year
• Close to 20 billion jelly beans each year at Easter and would circle the globe nearly 3 times over
• Jelly beans became an easter tradition around 1930
• Around 70% of children aged 6 to 11 prefer to eat Easter jelly beans one at a time, while around 23% say they prefer to eat several at once. Close to 30% of boys were more apt to eat a handful of jelly beans vs. the girls which were around 20%
• Kids favorite jelly bean flavors according to popularity in order are; cherry, strawberry, grape, lime and blueberry
• The top Easter sweets by votes according to a study in order are; eggs, bunnies, jelly beans and marshmallows
• In the 1980’s, M&M’s produced their first pastel easter colored candy and Reese’s made its first peanut butter eggs
• The largest Easter egg made was over 25ft high and weighed almost 9000 lbs according to the guinness book of world records

In addition to all of these facts, Easter is also a movable holiday, meaning that it can take place any sunday between March 25th and April 22nd and is different every year.

There is a complicated formula on how to determine the future dates of Easter and are displayed as follows:

There are almost 60 countries that celebrate Easter and is one of Sweet Services most busiest times of the year. We have a huge selection of candy to choose from including Easter candy in bulk with friendly customer service and flat rate shipping of only $9.95!

References:
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/eastercandy1.html
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-easter
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