Thanks jeffp. Yeah, I came across mention of the White House egg roll when I searched on Google. Nice tradition!

I realise the egg has all sorts of connotations with rebirth and spring and the Christian Resurrection, etc. I wonder how the hunting and finding of the eggs fits into the Christian story? Or if (like Easter itself) it comes from an older tradition and was (as many other things were) modified and given a new meaning and background to suit the Early Church?