The Easterhegg (also ''Easter(H)egg'' or ''EH'') is an annual hacker event, created by the German

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. Since 2001 the Easterhegg takes place during the

Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel ...

celebrations. Most participants are from German-speaking countries, with others from the rest of Europe or further afield. The Easterhegg consists mostly of workshops with some lectures, with topics covering the whole spectrum from tech to culture and

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s. Furthermore, Easterhegg is non-commercial and all the workers are volunteers.

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