What on earth is the co-relation between bunnies and eggs at Easter time? Obviously rabbits are mammals who don't lay eggs, so what the heck is this all about??
2007-04-03 07:41:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Easter
Rabbits and eggs are both symbols of the fertility goddess Eostre/Ishtar/Ostara. Her symbol is also the moon, in which some cultures see a rabbit instead of a face. Eggs also symbolize the moon and are the ultimate symbol of creation and new life. The basket is a symbol of the womb in which this new life is carried.
The feast day is pagan and was widely celebrated way before the time of Jesus. Like pretty much all holidays, it was adopted by Christians to help get more converts. However, since the point is to celebrate new life and the hope of continuance, Christian symbols of a Resurrection day and the old pagan symbols mean the same thing. Just like Christmas, we are all celebrating the same thing, just using different symbols.
2007-04-03 09:10:15 · answer #1 · answered by KC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Do it like rabbits" is not just a saying for having lots of shag time..but because they are such a proliffic creature! Springtime brings new flowers and leaves..and baby animals all over the place. Eggs and bunnies are thought to represent fertility and new life. I look at Springtime as a "New" or "Renewal" time..to feel warmer after wintertime..and to clean everything to make it fresh for the rest of the seaons... is a happy time and exciting time. We want to shed our coats and boots as the babies born from an egg sheds that shell to live and breathe fresh air. Springtime is just a whole new animal in itself and one that promises happier times for us all..human or animal!
2007-04-03 14:54:31 · answer #2 · answered by Kay 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Pagan times (when they celebrated not Easter but Ostara - spring), the rabbit was considered a symbol of fertility (and still is), and eggs were also a symbol of fertility and rebirth. The two became intertwined in our modern culture. That's it - period! That responder directly below me got lost in her own rhetoric and mezmerized with her own silly answer.
2007-04-03 14:45:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Both represent fertility (Spring)
2007-04-03 14:45:06 · answer #4 · answered by tracymoo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
idk but its fun for the kids, so its all good.
2007-04-03 14:45:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋