Happy Easter: “The Immigrant Origins of Easter Traditions”

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CLINIC prepared “The Immigrant Origins of Easter Traditions,” which includes a variety of Easter traditions brought to the United States by immigrants:

“Although we can trace the roots of many Easter traditions back thousands of years, we can thank immigrants for introducing them to the American public. The integration of immigrant traditions into U.S. society played a major role in shaping our modern Easter celebrations.”

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One of the Easter traditions in the CLINIC list I did not know was that a popular Easter candy, Peeps, was brought to us by immigrants:  “Peeps are manufactured by the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based Just Born candy company, which was founded in 1910 by a Russian immigrant named Sam Born and also manufactures such trick-or-treating offenses as Mike & Ikes and Hot Tamales.” bold added).

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KJ