sure he celebrated in style. all around the world, millions of people have been celebrating the easter weekend. later today, the traditional egg rolling event will take place at the white house in washington. but in one town in western germany, when it comes to easter eggs, they do things a little differently, as the bbc s tim allman explains. normally, this time of year, you eat easter eggs. but not here in the town of horhausen. und los geht s! instead, theyjust chuck them as far as they possibly can. contestants of all ages take part, throwing hard boiled chicken eggs, and the rules are remarkably simple. translation: the egg must| remain intact and it should fly as far as possible. the best thing is to hold it between your index finger and yourthumb. every participant has only one go, and some throws are a little less
contestants of all ages take part, throwing hard boiled chicken eggs, and the rules are remarkably simple. translation: the egg must remain intact and it should i fly as far as possible. the best thing is to hold it between your index finger and your thumb. every participant has only one go and some throws are a little less impressive than others. the record, dating back more than 20 years, with 78 metres. mind you, it s not about winning, more the taking part. i threw mine 55 metres, said this competitor. i didn t apply any specific technique, ijust used three fingers and then i threw it. the winner automatically qualifies for next year s competition because, for the people
celebrating the easter weekend. later on monday, the traditional egg rolling event will take place at the white house in washington. but in one town in western germany, when it comes to easter eggs, they do things a little differently, as the bbc s tim allman explains. normally this time of year, you eat easter eggs. but not here, in the town of horhausen. instead, theyjust chuck them, as far as they possibly can. contestants of all ages take part, throwing hard boiled chicken eggs and the rules are remarkably simple. translation: the egg must remain intact and it should fly as far as possible. the best thing is to hold it between your index finger and your thumb. every participant has only one go and some throws are a little less impressive than others.
to this, particularly as we mentioned in the last six to eight months. katie silver reporting on that story for us. all around the world, millions of people have been celebrating the easter weekend. later on monday, the traditional egg rolling event will take place at the white house in washington. but in one town in western germany, when it comes to easter eggs, they do things a little differently, as the bbc s tim allman explains. normally, this time of year, you eat easter eggs, but not here in the town of horhausen. instead, theyjust chuck them as far as they possibly can. contestants of all ages take part, throwing hard boiled chicken eggs. and the rules are remarkably simple. translation: the egg must remain intact, and it should l fly as far as possible.
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