If the Dutch had arrived on Repa Nui "Great Repa" on Thanksgiving, would it be named Turkey Island? They arrived on Easter, and so appropriately, gave it the name Easter Island.
Even though it is one of the most remote islands on the planet, Europeans arrived in 1722, the Chileans raided it for slaves, and European diseases reduced the population from 2,000 - 3,000 when the Europeans arrived to 111 in 1877.
Chile annexed Easter Island in 1888, and it now has 7,750 residents, of whom 3,512 consider themselves Rapa Nui.
It is fitting that Canada's version of the Moai are made of snow. And that could happen on Easter somewhere in Canada every year. That would be ironic synchronicity.
Enjoy an Easter egg hunt, chocolate, and festive dinners today.
Today's image comes from the Niagara Falls Greenhouse lawn. Another image of the Spring ephemerals - Chinodoxa.
