The History of the Easter Bunny and Easter Eggs

For those of us who grew up Christian, when Easter came around, we were excited about a certain fuzzy white animal with big pointy ears, who would leave us Easter baskets filled with toys and candy. That certain fuzzy someone just happens to be the Easter Bunny, and here is some little known history about the Easter Bunny, as well as Easter eggs. According to www.holidays.net, the history of  the Easter Bunny was probably associated with the Pagan equinox, where the Saxons celebrated the goddess of Spring and fertility named Eastre. Eastre’s sacred animal just happened to be a hare, also known as a rabbit. Around 1,500 years later, children in Germany would be very excited to wait for Oschter Haws, a rabbit who would lay colored eggs in nests. The tradition of Oschter Haws came to America in the 1800s, Over the past 200 years, Oschter Haws, also known as the Easter Bunny, has become the most recognized symbol of Easter. As for the colored Easter eggs, www.holidays.net says that eggs have been associated with fertitlity and springtime festivals and eggs are also featured in the ritual of passover. So, next time you color eggs with family members, go Easter egg hunting with little kids or take them to see  the Easter Bunny, remember the history of how the Easter Bunny, and its colorful eggs, came here today.