It's Easter weekend, where the formality of religious church services combine with the informality of traditional Easter Egg Hunts.
Just for fun, we wondered how many kids, and for that matter, adults, know what's behind the tradition of the Easter egg hunt? If you know, please leave your answer in the comments. (We had to look it up ourselves.)
Here's a quick rundown of the hunts we're aware of on the Peninsula, mostly scheduled for Saturday:
Belmont:
Belmont’s Big Egg Adventure is Saturday @ 9 a.m. sharp in Twin Pines Park.
Burlingame:
Burlingame Lions Club annual Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast is Saturday @ 8 a.m. in Washington Park.
Foster City:
is Sunday @ 1:30 p.m. in Leo J. Ryan Park.
Half Moon Bay:
Easter Egg Coloring Class is Saturday @ 2 p.m. at New Leaf Community Market.
City Easter Egg Hunt is Saturday @ 11:00 a.m at the Half Moon Bay High School softball field.
Menlo Park (2):
is Saturday @ 10 a.m. in Burgess Park.
is Saturday @ 10 a.m. in Kelly Park.
Millbrae:
is Saturday @ 1 p.m. in Central Park.
Pacifica (2):
City Egg Hunt is Saturday @ 10 a.m. at Frontierland Park.
is Saturday @ 1 p.m. at New Life Community Fellowship.
Palo Alto (2):
Children's Easter Party is Saturday @ 9:30 a.m.,11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at Gamble Garden.
Easter Family Fun Day is Saturday @ 12 p.m. in Bell Street Park (EPA).
Redwood City (2):
is Sunday @ 11:30 a.m. at Malibu Castle.
Free Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday @ 10 a.m. at Whole Foods for ages 2-12.
San Carlos:
Easter Bunny by Helicopter is Saturday @ 10:30 a.m. at Hiller Aviation Museum.
San Mateo:
Eggstravaganza is Saturday beginning @ 9:30 a.m. in Central Park.
As with everything these days, there's even a website for nationwide Easter Egg hunts in case you'll be out of town. You can check it out here.
And if you know of any Easter Egg Hunts we missed mentioning, please let us know in the comments.
Editor's Note: San Bruno and South San Francisco held their Easter egg hunts last weekend.
