The cold temperatures did little to dampen the excitement of the kiddos, as a large crowd of candy seekers converged on Morgan Park on Saturday, March 30, for the annual Easter Egg Hunt.

The event is hosted by the Callaway EMTs with assistance from the Callaway Chamber of Commerce.

According to Wikipedia, the history of the Easter egg hunt that so many of us have grown up with and passed on goes like this:

The egg was a symbol of the rebirth of the earth in pre-Christian celebrations of spring. However, the Easter egg itself was defined by early Christians as an Easter symbol of the resurrection of Jesus: the egg symbol was likened to the tomb from which Christ arose. Lizette Larson-Miller, a professor with the Graduate Theological Union of Berkeley, traces the specific custom of the Easter egg hunt to the Protestant Christian Reformer Martin Luther, stating, "We know that Martin Luther had Easter egg hunts where the men hid the eggs for the women and children, and it probably has this connection back to this idea of eggs being the tomb." 

Easter egg hunts thus symbolized the search for the empty tomb and the risen Jesus. At least since the 17th century the idea of the Easter Bunny to bring the Easter eggs has been known. The novelty of the introduction of Easter egg hunts into England is evidenced by A. E. Housman's inaugural lecture as Professor of Latin at University College, London in 1892, in which he said, "In Germany at Easter time they hide colored eggs about the house and garden that the children may amuse themselves in discovering them."

Reverend MaryJane Pierce Norton, Associate General Secretary of Leadership Ministries at the General Board of Discipleship, states that "there's something about going to hunt the eggs just as we might go to hunt for Jesus in the tomb. And when we find them it's that joy that the women had when they reached the tomb first and found that Jesus was no longer there." Traditionally the game is associated with Easter and Easter eggs, but it has also been popular with springtime birthday parties.