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Coronavirus Causes Americans To Have Fun At Easter At Less Than 6 Feet Apart Article content NEW YORK - Easter is a holiday that is special for 6-year-old Nora Heddendorf. It's a day when she is a fan of dressing up in a fancy dress and shiny shoes, and enjoy time with family and friends hunting for brightly colored eggs. This year, the coronavirus epidemic has forced her into a state of adaptation. She'll complete her Easter outfit by adding a white paper mask disposable gloves in blue, and disinfectant wipes. After being informed that the annual egg hunt in her New Jersey town might be put on hold, she thought of a "rock hunt." Article content Nora's hunt not only replaces brightly painted stones for eggs, which are in short supply at certain stores, but it also lets her neighbors do their hunting during their walks with friends. The kindergartener stated that she was sad that the program was going to be cancelled because of the virus in a telephone interview with Reuters. "I would like to make people happy." From the White House to small town parks The pandemic has forced the removal of the traditional Easter egg hunts and "rolls" across the United States, closed churches, and scotched plans for Easter meals with extended families. But many Americans are still finding ways to enjoy the holidays for the holidays, from an Oregon candy maker creating chocolate bunnies wearing face masks to an Texas church organising an egg hunt in virtual reality using the video game Minecraft. Article content Nora and her mom began organizing their hunt in Medford Lakes a few weeks ago. She put together a variety of DIY kits, each of which contained five rocks as well as four paint colors and instructions, all wrapped in the plastic bag. Of course, she was wearing disposable gloves and spraying the contents with disinfectant. The kits were then placed outside her home to be picked up by people who want to take part. The young artist, Nora's Rocks, asked her friends to return the adorned rocks she left to her for hiding. "Thank you for helping Nora's Rocks bring our town closer while remaining apart," said the instruction letter she included in the kits. Samantha Heddendorf, Samantha's mother and president of an environmental cleanup company that has been cleaning up structures that have been affected by the coronavirus epidemic She said that the hunt will begin on Good Friday and run through Easter Sunday with new batches of painted rocks being hidden every day. Content of the article The aim of this project is to place 500 stones "eggs" in every corner of the 1 mile (2.6 km) town. "When people are taking their walks with friends, they could look for rocks or Easter Eggs. Samantha Heddendorf stated that they could find something to look for, take them home, and have at least an emoji to commemorate Easter. Central Point chocolatier Jeff Shepherd came up with a plan to keep his Lillie Belle Farms in Oregon from being shut down by the coronavirus. He informed his Facebook followers that he would make "Covid Bunnies" which are dark and milk chocolate confections with white masks on them and white chocolate ones with blue face masks. It was an instant hit. Shepherd was able to hire back seven of his full-time employees, sold 5,000 bunnies and is now scrambling to fulfill back orders. Article content Safe distancing to thwart spread of the virus is what prompted the Tate Springs Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, to move to digital with its Easter Egg hunt, using Minecraft but disabling potentially frightening game elements such as monsters. "Our ultimate goal is to preach the gospel, but we also want children to have fun and enjoy Easter," said Reverend Curtis James. Nora was delighted to discover that her idea was embraced by so many. RUNESCAPE of the town came by to check out the kits, and the Lions Club invited her for lunch "when the whole thing is finished." Her most cherished "thanks" was gift-wrapped roll of toilet paper. This was one of the staples that people panic-shopped for during the pandemic. "My mom smiled when the toilet paper arrived," Nora said. (Reporting by Barbara Goldberg in New York; Additional reporting by Rich McKay in Atlanta; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
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