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Easter will hatch many hundreds of hot men when Bunnies on the Bayou once again takes over Houston to celebrate, schmooze & party.

"I Love a Parade" could be the unofficial theme song of New Orleans. Famous for its Mardi Gras parades, the gay-friendly Big Easy has also been hosting a for more than a decade. The 12th annual Gay Easter Parade was held on Sunday, April 24, 2011. Horsedrawn carriages, convertibles and trolleys filled with riders throwing beads and Easter trinkets through the gay district of the city’s historic French Quarter drew thousands of spectators. The parade is the finale of five weeks of special events designed to raise money to support Food For Friends, a vital program of the . This year’s efforts helped raise more than $25,000. Among the supporters was , which was a title sponsor of the parade and hosted a VIP reception and fundraiser on Good Friday at Harrah’s Casino Masquerade nightclub. EDGE was there to capture the spirit and fun of the festivities.

Bonnets both elegant and zany took center stage at this year’s Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue - along with spirited talk about Christ’s resurrection and gay marriage.

Located almost 7,000 miles from New York, Rapa Nui (or Easter Island) is often considered the most remote island on the planet - but LAN Airlines recently inaugurated its new Lima-Easter Island service, making this mystical island more accessible.

Easter ham without hassle: Recipe for maple ham steak with roasted potatoes and green beans. Read more...

Ever wonder how chocolate eggs, brightly colored marshmallow chicks, and baskets filled with plastic "straw" became associated with the resurrection of Jesus? Why do middle-class suburban white kids search for painted hard-boiled eggs each spring? EDGE senior editor Jason Salzenstein went on a quest for the answer... and found some great chocolate instead. Read more...