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The Easter Bunny and Colored Easter Eggs

Easter is almost here and with Easter comes the warm days of spring. The whole family dressed in their finest Easter apparel and the kids with Easter baskets full of chocolate bunnies and colorful Easter eggs.

Did you ever wonder what the Easter bunny has to do with Easter?

The idea of the Easter Bunny originally came from the pagan festival of Eastre or Eostre – the goddess of fertility and a symbol of spring. The Eastre festival celebrated the replenishment, rebirth, the renewal of life that comes with the beginning of the spring season.

The consort of Eastre was the hare. According to some stories, the goddess Eastre gave the hare the ability to lay colorful eggs (an ancient fertility symbol) once a year. In Germany it was believed that the hare would lay colorful Easter eggs for the well mannered children who had made a nest for the hare. The children built their nests in secluded places made from their bonnets or caps and anxiously waited for the arrival of the “Oschter Haws”. The During the 18th century the German immigrants to America brought their tradition with them. However the Easter celebration and the Easter Bunny were not celebrated much in America until after the Civil War.

The Easter celebration began to change during the 1800's as the Easter Hare became known as the Easter Bunny. The tradition of children’s nests of caps and bonnets evolved into Easter baskets that were filled with more than just colorful Easter eggs. Today Easter Baskets include chocolate Easter Eggs and Easter Bunnies, jelly beans and other sweet delights.

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