Factoid 446 – Happy Easter! May joy and peace be with you on the holiest of holidays!

Happy Easter! May joy and peace be with you on the holiest of holidays! Enjoy time with your family and friends on this glorious Easter Sunday.

• 1. There are 2.4 billion Christians in the World
• 2. There are 66 million Christians in Communist China
• 3. Ninety million chocolate Easter bunnies are produced each year in the United States.
• 4. Americans spent $2.1 billion on Easter candy in 2012, which is more than on any other holiday. (Sorry, Halloween.)
• 5. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia at Easter it is tradition for men to lightly whip (yes, whip) their female relatives and friends with a pomlázka. It is thought that anyone that is hit with the whip will be healthy and happy for the next year.
  
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