I understand the "no questionable content, or partisan statements" rule for the Egg competition, but no religious symbols? We have freedom of religion, protected by the First Amendment. Hypothetically, a cross painted on an egg should not be met with a ban.
Here is a summary of the article, for those who do not want to be bombarded with MAGA shirt ads (glad I use ad blocker). The website appears to be run by a far-right conservative media group, but to do you all a favor, I read through it, but almost puked at the other recommended clickbait articles that praise Trump, and say Biden is attacking Wisconsin (which he is not). But this Easter egg article is not bad:
The article by Cullen McCue, published on March 30th, 2024, reports that children participating in the "Celebrating National Guard Families" art event at the White House will be prohibited from submitting "religious themed" Easter egg designs. The event is an expansion of a longstanding White House tradition where intricately decorated Commemorative Easter Eggs are presented to the First Lady, and beginning in 2021, selected children's designs have been displayed at the White House.
The theme for this year's event is "Celebrating our Military Families," and children are encouraged to design eggs based on their personal experiences. The flyer states that designs must not contain any questionable content, religious symbols, overtly religious themes, or partisan political statements. Additionally, designs promoting bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual, as well as those that promote discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age, are also prohibited.
Designs from contest winners will be painted by professional artists on real eggs and displayed at the White House. The annual Easter egg roll, which has been a tradition since 1878, will focus on "EGGucation," as First Lady Jill Biden, who is a teacher with over 30 years of experience, continues her theme from recent years. An estimated 40,000 people are expected to participate in the event.
The article also mentions that for nearly 50 years, America's Egg Farmers have presented an intricately decorated Commemorative Easter Egg to the First Lady of the United States. The White House event is an expansion of this tradition, with youth-designed eggs being displayed alongside the commemorative egg in the East Colonnade.
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