2009 Easter Festivities in Cambridge, England
The city of Cambridge is just north of London by just about fifty miles. This city is well known for the university, the sports including football and rugby, and is a center of technology, sometimes referred to as Silicon Fen. But this weekend, the traditions and festivities will take on a whimsical nature as the celebrations of spring and Easter get underway. One exciting event, completely celebrating the Hi-Tech reputation for the city is the online Easter egg hunt. The Cambridge Design Partnership has hidden eggs fitting with GPS devices in out of the way locations in Cambridge and the surrounding neighborhoods. And rather than wandering through the countryside looking for the eggs hidden under foliage and behind rocks, participants will go to the CDP website and look for them on-line. Those quickest at the keyboards, will fill their virtual baskets with these virtual eggs. For those looking for literal rather than virtual, the Ickworth House, located close to Bury Saint Edmunds , will have real-live Easter bunnies for the whole family to interact with. Those interested in a bit of adventure, will take the trip from their Cambridge hotel down to the Great Lode river. On Easter day, lessons will be available for the kids. Then they will have a few hours to construct their own boats and rafts for the competition on the river. They will be responsible for transporting their given Easter eggs through a course on the river, and although it is a competition, every participant will be rewarded with a special ‘Egg’ commemorating their participation.
Various dress-up parties welcome fun and fantasy. One is the Magic Wand session and the other is the Shining Armour. In Wicken Fen, children ranging from three to eight are invited to an arts and crafts session, wherein they are encouraged to dress as water spirits, sprites and fairies. A magical day filled with fanciful and fun activities. Damsels, dragons, and knights in shining armor are invited to Norfolk to an event that will include various activities also involving arts and crafts, with obstacle courses and treasure hunts. Another magical day is one spent at the puppet show, performed by the theater in Cambridge, Playing at the Junction. A tale of two boys off on adventure to foreign lands in search of a rare and treasured mystical bird has been referred to as a real-life ‘pop-up’ book. Festivals are continuing throughout the week in this charming town in England from music festivals to cooking parties, all with the intent of entertaining, as well as teaching, the youngsters of Britain this Easter.
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