Joe Biden and Jill Biden at the 2023 White House Easter Egg Roll.Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty
The annual White House Easter Egg Roll returned on April 1, as President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed children and families back to the White House lawn for the “EGGucation” themed event, a nod to Jill’s background in education.
This tradition dates back to 1878, when President Rutherford B. Hayes welcomed local children to the White House South Lawn for the first official egg roll. The event, held each year on Easter Monday, has only ever been canceled due to bad weather, World War I and World War II and more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Easter Egg Roll is considered the most high-profile and elaborate public event thrown at the White House, as well as one of the most heavily promoted. In recent years, it has featured A-list performers likeJustin Bieber,Ariana Grande, Idina Menzel and Silentó.
The Carters at the White House Easter Egg Roll.Bettmann/Getty
The Reagans at the White House Easter Egg Roll.Keystone/CNP/Getty
The Clintons at the White House Easter Egg Roll.Richard Ellis/Getty
George W. Bush at the White House Easter Egg Roll.Chip Somodevilla/Getty
The theme for 2016’s Easter Egg Roll — which drew 37,000 people — was “Let’s Celebrate!” in honor of PresidentBarack Obama’s final year in office.
The Obamas at the White House Easter Egg Roll.Olivier Douliery/ABACA
The Obamas at the White House Easter Egg Roll.Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty
President Barack Obama at the White House Easter Egg Roll.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House Easter Egg Roll.Olivier Douliery/pool/Corbis
The Trumps at the White House Easter Egg Roll.Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg/Getty
First Lady Melania Trump at the White House Easter Egg Roll.Alex Brandon/AP/Shutterstock
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In 2022, the event returned with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the helm. Big moments from the “EGGucation Roll,” as it was dubbed, included a visit from Jimmy Fallon and, of course, the Easter Bunny.
The Bidens at the White House Easter Egg Roll.Ting Shen/Bloomberg/Getty
The Bidens at the White House Easter Egg Roll.Drew Angerer/Getty
More than 30,000 kids and adults were on hand for the 2022 event, despite the rain. “It means so much to see and hear the children and all the families show up to be here today,“the president told reporters.
The weather was better in 2023,when the Bidens returned(along with the EGGucation theme).
The Bidens at the White House Easter Egg Roll.ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty
Hours ahead of time, the White House teased the event with an Instagram videofeaturing the bunny in blue.
Transportation SecretaryPete Buttigieg’s twinsJoseph “Gus” Augustand Penelope Rose, then 19 months — dressed in their Easter best —were among the tiny revelersin D.C.
Though it poured rain in 2024, the Biden and Harris-Emhoff families still brought the fun with a reading nook, physical ‘egg’ucation zone and a festive friendship bracelet making station.
The year’s special guests included the one and onlyElmo fromSesame Street.
source: people.com
