1 Apr 2024 8:01 pm
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/easter-symbolsrighteous » 01 Apr 2024, 6:48 pm » wrote: ↑ YOUR ARTICLE IS NOT REFERRING TO THE EGG DECORATING EVENT WITH RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS.
A flyer for the art event, which is open to select children of National Guard personnel, states that egg designs “must not include any questionable content, religious symbols, overtly religious themes, or partisan political statements.”
THIS IS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE FLYER
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Submission Guidelines and Restrictions: By entering, each entrant agrees that the child’s Submission conforms tothe Submission Guidelines and Restrictions as defined below (collectively, the “Guidelines and Restrictions”) and thatSponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove any Submission and disqualify an entrant if it believes, in its solediscretion, that the entrant’s Submission fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions.
Submission Guidelines:
The Design Statement must not exceed 50 words in length. The Submission must be primarily in English.
Restrictions:
The Submission must not contain material that violates or infringes any rights of any other party, including but notlimited to copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or any other intellectual property rights;
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The Submission must not in any way disparage Sponsor or any other person or party;
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The Submission must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene hateful, tortious,defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
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The Submission must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against anygroup or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexualorientation or age;
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The Submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws orregulations of the United States or of any jurisdiction where Submission is created.
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The Submission must not promote illegal drugs or firearms (or the use of any of the foregoing), or anyactivities that may appear unsafe or dangerous;
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The Submission must not include any questionable content, religious symbols, overtly religious themes, orpartisan political statements; and
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The Submission must be consistent with the image and values of Sponsor and be consistent with andsatisfy the purpose of the submission
Easter is a religious holiday, but some of its customs, such as Easter eggs, are likely linked to pagan traditions. The egg, an ancient symbol of new life, has been associated with pagan festivals celebrating spring.
Easter egg hunts and egg rolling are two popular egg-related traditions. In the U.S., the White House Easter Egg Roll, a race in which children push decorated, hard-boiled eggs across the White House lawn, is an annual event held the Monday after Easter. The first official White House egg roll occurred in 1878, when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. The event has no religious significance,