  Easter gifts & presents  Back to top  Easter Facts: The
Easter season lasts for fifty days. However, many people only
recognise the period from Good Friday - the day on which Jesus
Christ was crucified - to Easter Sunday, the day of His
resurrection.  Unlike many other Christian celebrations, Easter
never falls on a specific date. The season of Easter is
determined by the cycle of the moon and begins on the first
Sunday after the Paschal full moon.  The Easter that many
children enjoy, with the bunny and the chocolate eggs finds it's
roots in German literature from the early 1600s. It is there
that the myth of a rabbit carrying a basket full of coloured
eggs for children that have been well-behaved, is first
mentioned.  For more Easter facts and trivia, visit the
DotComGiftShop blog.  Ten Reasons Easter Presents are better
than Chocolate Eggs  Chocolate eggs will always be numero uno
when it comes to Easter presents, but you can quickly get to the
stage where you'll explode if you see another egg, let alone