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A Happy Easter from The DC Traveler.

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It’s time for the children’s event at the South Lawn of the White House. The Annual White House Easter Egg Roll is a tradition dating back to 1878.
Kids of all ages get to to hunt for Easter eggs and listen to stories.  The Easter Bunny is even going to make a visit. 
While at the White House Visitor getting your tickets, check out the 2008 State Easter egg display.  Artists from around the U.S. States decorate eggs representing their state. Check out some of this year’s eggs.
Annual White House Easter Egg RollTickets – White House Visitor Center 1450 …read more

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      I wish you a Happy Easter!

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It’s almost Easter so it’s time for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
Just a couple weeks before the White House Spring Garden Tour, the Easter Egg Roll is another annual tradition that’s actually a race where children push a hard-boiled egg across the South Lawn of the White House using only a long-handled spoon. Usually, the Easter Bunny makes an appearance and a few cabinet members read a few children’s stories.
The Easter egg roll was moved to the White House in 1887 by President Rutherford B. Hayes after Congress ended the tradition at its first location, the US Capitol, two …read more

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