Here are some of the egg-celent events that have taken place throughout the decades.
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Staff at Bents Garden Centre, Glazebury, Matthew Dickenson and Geraldine Evans, right, with the Easter Bunny, are looking forward to the Bunny Hop event, where members of the public can walk or run from the garden centre, through local woodland and back, to raise funds for Epilepsy Action charity. Photo: MA
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Shoppers in the Grand Arcade, Wigan, were met by these two giant bouncing Easter Bunnies. 20 month old Patrick Mort couldn't believe his eyes when he met them with grandma Eileen Yates Photo: David Hurst
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Youngsters in the centre of Wigan took part in Easter activities in Mesnes Park over the Bank Holiday Weekend. Pictured at the Egg Rolling are LtR: Grace, Nicole and Leah Photo: Paul Greenwood
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Charlotte Stockley, 12, from Pemberton, with Wigan Athletic stars Jason Roberts and Jimmy Bullard during their visit with fellow players Nathan Ellington and Alan Mahon to give out Easter Eggs to children on Wigan Infirmary's Rainbow Ward Photo: NICK FAIRHURST