Fun Facts About Easter You Need to Know About

We are just a few days away from the Easter holiday with many Americans celebrating with family and friends. Here are a few fun facts about Easter some of which you may already know about and some you may not, according to the website WalletHub.

66 percent of parents will make an Easter basket for their kids

92 percent of Easter baskets will contain chocolate or candy

61 percent will include non-edible items such as books, stuffed animals

91 million Chocolate bunnies sold in U.S.

16 billion jelly beans consumed on Easter

59 percent of Americans  eat a Chocolate Easter bunny ears first

52 percent of Chocolate eggs are filled with caramel, peanut butter, or chocolate ganache

9.360 pounds weight of the Largest Chocolate Easter Bunny

$49,000 for the world's most expensive Chocolate Easter Bunny

1.5 billion Peeps are consumed during Easter

Peeps come in 24 flavors this year

54 percent of Americans plan on cooking a family meal

57 percent of Americans plan on visiting family and friends

79 percent of people plan on decorating Easter eggs

180 million eggs are purchased for the Easter holiday

32 percent of people plan an Easter egg hunt

49 percent of Americans plan on attending church on Easter Sunday

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