Another year of Easter celebrations at the White House
U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden opened the White House lawns Monday for thousands of children to play Easter egg races.
Easter Egg Roll’ takes place
Every Easter Monday, the presidential residence hosts the famous «Easter Egg Roll,» a children’s game in which youngsters search for colorfully painted eggs and then push them to a finish line with the help of a wooden spoon.
The tradition was interrupted for two years by the pandemic.
This tradition, interrupted two years by the covid-19 pandemic, was started by President Rutherford Hayes, who, in 1878 first opened the gates to a group of children after Congress banned playing on the Capitol lawn.
The president with his wife, and the vice-president with her husband
On Monday, April 10, it was Joe and Jill Biden, along with Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, who welcomed the little ones for a fun evening.
Joe Biden actively participated in the activities
The President of the United States spent a few minutes greeting and taking pictures with the children and even acted as a referee in some of the races, playing the whistle.
Jill Biden designed the tour
Jill Biden was in charge of designing the tour and activities through the gardens of the presidential residence, her experience as a teacher makes her a good hand with children and children’s activities.
A multitudinous visitation
So it was she herself who was in charge of most of the functions on a day when more than 30,000 people came to the White House lawns.
There were different spaces available
Not only were there Easter egg races, there was also an area for school and sports activities, a reserved reading corner and a tent with food.
The tradition was recovered in 2021
This Easter Egg Roll party was suspended for two years due to the covid-19 pandemic, but the Biden’s resumed the tradition in 2021.
