Maybe you didn’t realize how big a deal the annual White House Easter Egg Roll is. It truly is a big deal, an annual celebration that’s been going on more than 130 years and is a key event in the White House social calendar.

Last year, with First Lady Michelle Obama overseeing the planning, the White House hosted 37,000 kids on the South Lawn. According to tradition, First Ladies and their East Wing office always take the lead in planning the event. This year, it’s happening on Monday and presumably Melania Trump and her new East Wing staff are in charge.

“It’s the single most high-profile event that takes place at the White House each year, and the White House and the First Lady are judged on how well they put it on,” Melinda Bates told the New York Times. She organized eight years of Easter Egg Rolls as director of the White House Visitors Office under President Bill Clinton.

You may be hearing more about the Egg Roll this year because many people are puzzling over the harried preparation that’s reportedly taking place.

Comedians Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O’Brien weighed in Wednesday night over what could be anything from just a scaled-down affair to a social catastrophe.

Political observers, meanwhile, have looked to the last-minute, seemingly disorganized planning as a possible sign of more significant problems in a White House that has been plagued by management missteps and slow hiring in many key administration positions.

The New York Times broke the news of the Egg Roll controversy Tuesday by reporting that the company that supplies commemorative wooden eggs was dangerously late in getting its order — and only heard from the White House after sending out an urgent tweet to President Donald Trump, the First Lady and First Daughter Ivanka Trump, who now serves as assistant to the president.

Moreover, no A-list entertainment has been lined up and, as of earlier this week, Washington-area public schools, groups representing military families and members of Congress had yet to hear about whether they could bring kids and constituents this year. One aide to a Republican lawmaker said White House officials “seem to be a bit behind schedule.”

Even Curious George and Elmo, regulars at past Easter Egg Rolls, didn’t know until late last month that the event was happening, the New York Times said. The White House finally contacted PBS to ask if it could provide costumed characters, but it was noted in some commentaries that the request came four days after the Trump administration proposed ending all funding for PBS and the “Sesame Street” program.

As of now, this year’s Easter Egg Roll will bring in far fewer kids and volunteers than in years past, down to about 20,000 guests and 500 volunteers, the Times said.

If it turns out to be an underwhelming affair — or worse — many eyes may look to the First Lady for the reason.

As most of us know, Melania hasn’t moved into the White House yet, staying in Manhattan until the end of her 11-year-old son Barron’s school year. She has also been slow to take on a visible role as First Lady, making a limited number of public appearances since her husband took office.

Most significantly for Egg Roll planning, she has been slow to hire crucial East Wing positions.

In early February, she finally named Lindsay Reynolds as her chief of staff and Anna Cristina Nicety Lloyd as her social secretary, Vogue reported.

But she has yet to bring on a director for the Visitors Office—and this person usually plays a key role in the execution of Egg Roll.

Dauntingly, the Easter Egg Roll is a “beast to plan,” said Ellie Schafer, the director of the Visitors Office who organized the event for the Obamas from 2009 to 2016. She told the Times, “Every administration tries to put its own stamp on it, but the stakes are high because it’s such a Washington tradition, and people just love it and have very strong feelings about it.”

Defenders of the First Lady say she’s been taking her time to put together the perfect East Wing team because she is someone who only wants the best, according to Vogue. Others say she never wanted to become First Lady and is dragging her feet.

Melania’s new communications director Stephanie Grisham just started her job Monday. In an interview with the New York Times, Grisham initially denied that the event was being scaled back but acknowledged on Tuesday that the attendance would be “a bit less.” She added that tickets had been set aside for schools, children’s hospitals and military families, though she couldn’t say how many.

But Grisham vowed that the East Wing team has been working hard to make this year’s event “a success.” She said: “I am confident that the success of this year’s Easter Egg Roll will speak for itself.”