{"id":7096,"date":"2022-04-01T09:48:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T13:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=7096"},"modified":"2025-08-24T10:35:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T14:35:28","slug":"no-eggs-in-these-baskets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2022\/04\/01\/no-eggs-in-these-baskets\/","title":{"rendered":"No Eggs in These Baskets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pastel colored baskets filled with Easter grass, chocolates and other goods from the spring holiday. This is a familiar sight to the children of Maine on Easter morning. It is also a sight that children may not see this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s concerned about infection rates,\u201d a source close to the Easter Bunny said. The state is currently seeing a heightened number of COVID-19 infections. Fears of illness are deterring the iconic figure from his annual appearance. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s a good idea to house hop when a contagious virus is running rampant.\u00a0 He wants to make kids happy, but doesn\u2019t want to get them sick.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It is also unknown how a virus like this could affect the holiday symbol. Given his unique nature, no research can be done on the matter. Whether he would serve as a carrier for the virus or can get sick himself is an unanswerable question. It\u2019s also a question that the Easter Bunny does not seem set on finding an answer for, given his precautions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cOther holiday icons that are humanoid have gotten sick shortly after their holidays. He probably took that as a sign to lay low this year,\u201d the source said. \u201cIt\u2019s a way for him to protect Easters in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bunny In Grass Near Nest Of Eggs.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The absence of the Easter Bunny this year would have effects outside of children not receiving candy baskets. Commonplace Easter egg hunts arranged by the famous rabbit are also likely to be canceled.\u00a0 COVID-19 isn\u2019t the only obstacle to the annual hunt. Potential snowfall in April can also throw a wrench into the bunny\u2019s plans. The Easter Bunny\u2019s painted eggs don\u2019t play well with the snow. They either blend in or their pigment bleeds into the snow, taking the hunt out of egg hunt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIf he can\u2019t host a hunt outside because of the snow, he won\u2019t host one inside because of the virus,\u201d the source said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0COVID-19 cases are rising across the country. So these effects are likely to spread outside of Maine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Unsurprisingly, this news has gotten mixed reactions from children and parents alike in the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI wouldn\u2019t want the Easter Bunny to get sick. I understand why he wouldn\u2019t want to go out like that,\u201d Anya, an 8-year-old from Blaine, said. Other children echoed that sentiment, sad over the potential loss of chocolate but not wanting an important figure to possibly get sick. The division of opinions largely fell across age lines. Children accepted the change, while parents were more skeptical.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIf I have to go to work each day, the Easter Bunny should be able to handle one day,\u201d Charles Oakes, Anya\u2019s father, said. His wife nodded, agreeing with the sentiment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0With these choices from the Easter Bunny, the holidays this year will continue to look different from usual. A newly formed \u201cnormal,\u201d a chocolate-less and egg-less normal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pastel colored baskets filled with Easter grass, chocolates and other goods from the spring holiday. This is a familiar sight to the children of Maine on Easter morning. It is also a sight that children may not see this year.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s concerned about infection rates,\u201d a source close to the Easter Bunny said. The state […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7381],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7096"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8171,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7096\/revisions\/8171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}