Smingus Dingus

Courtesy of today's Valencia Life newsletter:

+ Easter Island was named as such by Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who discovered it on Easter Day 1772.

+ The Easter Rebellion was a revolt that shook Ireland in 1916.

+ Rabbits are used at Easter to celebrate fertility.

+ Easter in Poland is called Smingus Dingus and consists of people pouring or spraying water over each other.

+ The Easter Egg Hunt is based on a German fable where eggs were coloured so they could be easily identified in case of famine.