Easter tidbits... the more you know

The largest chocolate egg was over 34 feet tall.

A giant chocolate Easter egg is a must-have for anyone with a sweet tooth. But a chocolate egg that's 34 feet tall, weighing almost 16,000 pounds? Well, that's just a chocolate lover's dream come true! According to the Guinness World Records, this massive chocolate candy was produced in Italy in 2011.

Easter lilies signify the true meaning of the holiday.

For one, the flower's white color can represent the purity and innocence of Jesus—with white usually representing such a message. There are also parallels between the lily's blooming process and Christ's resurrection. The bulb of the flower initially growing beneath Earth's surface is attributed to Jesus' death, while the actual sprout of the flower symbolizes his resurrection.

Ham is a staple Easter recipe for a reason.

A lot of you probably couldn't imagine an Easter without ham. It makes sense, considering it's a tradition that dates back years ago. Before we had refrigerators, people would cure ham during the winter months and when the ham thawed out by springtime, it made sense to use it as an Easter meal centerpiece.

The Easter Bunny made its way to America in the 18th century.

So, there's not an actual known origin story of how the Easter Bunny came to be the fictional symbol for the holiday—but we do know that in the 1700s, Germans who immigrated to America brought the tradition of the Osterhase with them. Basically, it's a bunny who magically lays eggs.

Easter eggs are somewhat medieval.

Yes, you read that right. And it's a little strange, but here it goes. There's an old medieval kids game where a priest would give his choir of kids a hard boiled egg. They were to pass it around to each other continuously, until the clock struck midnight. Once that sound of the clock commenced, the child holding the egg had to eat it.