Some 40,000 people are expected to participate in Monday’s “EGG-ucation”-themed White House Easter Egg Roll, about 10,000 more people than last year.
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- The White House Easter Egg Roll, themed “EGG-ucation” this year, will see participation from about 40,000 people, 10,000 more than the previous year.
- Jill Biden, with over 30 years of teaching experience, aims to transform the traditional event into an educational experience for children, focusing on farming, healthy eating, exercise, and more.
- The event, first held in 1878, will continue to feature the classic activity of rolling hard-boiled eggs across the lawn.
- Military and veteran families, along with their caregivers and survivors, are among the thousands of guests, alongside members of the public who obtained tickets through an online lottery.
- This year’s event marks the third Easter egg roll hosted by President Joe Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, since they did not host the event in 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.
The Associated Press has the story:
White House expects about 40K participants at its ‘egg-ucation’-themed annual Easter egg roll
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Some 40,000 people are expected to participate in Monday’s “EGG-ucation”-themed White House Easter Egg Roll, about 10,000 more people than last year.
A teacher for more than 30 years, Jill Biden is transforming an annual tradition first held in 1878 into an “EGG-ucational” experience. Various stations on the South Lawn and Ellipse will help children learn about farming, healthier eating, exercise and more, the White House announced Thursday.
They’ll still get to coax hard-boiled eggs across the lawn to a finish line.
Guests include thousands of military and veteran families, their caregivers and survivors. Members of the general public claimed tickets through an online lottery. They will be admitted in nine waves, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday’s “egg-stravaganza” will be the third Easter egg roll hosted by President Joe Biden and the first lady. They did not host the event in 2021, Biden’s first year in office, because of COVID-19.
The White House Easter Egg Roll dates to 1878, when President Rutherford B. Hayes opened the White House lawn to children after they were kicked off the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.
