你知道每年四月白宮的的草坪都會對外開放嗎？白宮復活節的「滾彩蛋」傳統可以追溯到1878年，當年的4月22日首度舉行了這項活動。
最初滾彩蛋的活動是在國會山莊的草坪舉行，華府地區的小朋友會呼朋引伴，在復活節過後的星期一來到國會山莊的草坪玩滾彩蛋遊戲和其他活動。後來參與活動的人數越來越多，讓國會議員感覺不勝其擾，於是便立法禁止在國會山莊的草坪舉行滾彩蛋活動。由於眾多小朋友都向海斯總統「請命」，這項活動在1878年獲准移師到白宮草坪舉行。自此之後，幾乎每年復活節白宮都會邀請小朋友來滾彩蛋。精彩的歷史照片請見：https://www.whitehouse.gov/…/white-house-easter-egg-roll-am…
今天，滾彩蛋活動已經從當地小朋友到白宮草坪一日遊，變成了白宮所舉行的最大規模活動，包含了娛樂表演、運動競技、和烹飪示範，當然也少不了歷史悠久的滾彩蛋遊戲。今年的3月28日歐巴馬總統和第一夫人蜜雪兒在卸任前最後一次舉行了滾彩蛋活動，並為小朋友朗讀了他們最喜歡的童書。當時的影片請見：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z671IQdBMt0 ，誠品在本月底之前推出了特惠活動: http://www.eslite.com/event/…/160314_readamerica/index.shtml
Did you know the White House lawn is open to the public in April every year? The White House Easter Egg Roll is a tradition that dates to 1878. The first annual White House Easter Egg Roll was held on April 22, 1878.
Originally, young children in Washington, D.C., would flock to Capitol Hill every Monday after Easter for egg rolling and a day of activities. Members of Congress grew tired of the growing crowds and passed an Act of Congress which prohibited egg rolling on the Capitol grounds. The event was moved to the White House in 1878 after President Hayes was approached by young children to use his backyard to roll eggs. Nearly every Easter since, the White House has invited young children to roll eggs on the White House lawn. Take a look at the photos of the tradition：https://www.whitehouse.gov/…/white-house-easter-egg-roll-am…
The Easter Egg Roll has grown from a few local children rolling eggs on the White House lawn to become the largest event held at the White House, filled with live entertainment, sports, interactive cooking demonstrations, and, of course, the traditional rolling of the Easter eggs. Check out the clip of President Obama and the first lady reading excerpts of their favorite books to children at the Storytime stage during the Obama’s final Easter Egg Roll, March 28, 2016 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z671IQdBMt0. You can buy some of America’s best children’s books to read to the children in your life at a special promotional price until the end of this month: http://www.eslite.com/event/…/160314_readamerica/index.shtml
