The key to successful egg pocking is boiling eggs point-side-down. "You turn them upside down, like this," Sharon Juneau said, removing a dyed egg from a basket. "It makes the egg harder on that end." ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — Pocking. Paquéing. Knocking. Whatever you call it, it's one Cajun Easter tradition that brings generations together. If you haven't heard of or participated in egg pocking before, you ...

Dyeing boiled eggs in pastel colors and covering them in different designs. Searching for them with a basket in hand. Hitting them together to see whose egg cracks first. The first two are pretty ...

LOUISIANA (KLFY) – Many who celebrate Easter are very familiar with traditions like dying and decorating Easter eggs, the frantic search in Easter egg hunts, and of course, having your Easter basket ...

Louisiana is known for its traditions during the holiday seasons. Easter is no exception. Have you heard of egg pocking? Egg pocking commonly known as egg knocking comes from Pâques, the French word ...

The other two competitions are "Easter on the Red River," which takes place the Saturday before Easter in the rural community of Effie, and the Easter Egg-Knocking Contest in the Avoyelles Parish ...

For followers of Christian faiths, Easter Sunday is an incredibly important holiday. Shortly after the close of Lent, Catholics and Christians alike gather to attend church services, reflect on Easter ...