After Christmas, the second biggest 1 event of the year in the UK is 2 . Even for people who don't celebrate Easter as a religious 3 , it is an important time of the year. The date 4 every , but it always 5 with the start of Spring. At Christmas it is Santa Claus that brings the 6 , but at Easter, it is the 7 that brings the eggs. How many chocolate eggs are eaten in the UK at Easter? Around 8 eggs are eaten by Brits at Easter. This is particularly 9 for a country that has a 10 of only 63 million people!