what does a bunny and egg hunting got to do with the celebration of jesus's resurrection?

Answer 1

Eggs & bunnies come from the pagan worship of Eostre/Ostara which was a celebration of the fertility spring brought.

Christianity stole this celebration to get pagans into the churce

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

Because of children. Most of them do not have the mental capacity to grasp the real meaning of Jesus's resurrection. So we, as adults, have to put it into a story book fashion. Just like Christmas. We had to formulate an idea that Santa comes along and gives us gifts when Jesus gave us the biggest gift of all. But children don't understand that.
Now the whole story of Jesus's birth, death, and resurrection has gotten so commercialized that it is ridiculous. It just comes down to the point of the God-awful dollar.
Some people saw a way to make money out of the situation they thought they would capitalize on it.

Answer 4

I posted this question earlier last week and only got 2 answers. Sadly, i did not get a very informative answer and i don't think you will either. It is because the truth of the matter is, BUNNIES and EGGS are all pagan beliefs and it is not true Christianity. It is a shame that churches have fooled their members in believing in this belief. Bunnies and eggs symbolizes pagan gods and it is a shame they allowed it to be part of the most important event in world history. The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Only Jehovah's Witnesses observe this "important event" with dignity and honor and directly from the Bible. No added tradition of men or any pagan ritual.

Answer 5

I think that those traditions were originally pagan, but I do know that the egg symbolizes new life which contributes to the celebration of Jesus' resurrection.

Answer 6

It has nothing to do with the celebration of Jesus's resurrection. It's something that people made up so other people would believe in that stuff.

Answer 7

Nothing actually except that young children can relate to the bunny and egg hunting (Spring) and not to complex religious stories.

Answer 8

Nothing...the bunny represents the new season and the awakening of spring...the bringing of new things...fertility. The eggs were probably originally a German tradition...kids put out their hats and bonnets and their parents placed eggs in them...later hats and bonnets were replaced with baskets...also the first candy or chocolate rabbits were probably also a German tradition.

Answer 9

Eggs, like rabbits and hares, are fertility symbols of extreme antiquity; since birds lay eggs and rabbits and hares give birth (to large litters) in the early spring, these became symbols of the rising fertility of the earth at the Vernal Equinox.

Answer 10

The better question is "what does Jesus' resurrection have to do with a bunny and eggs" since the rabbit and egg symbols pre-date Jesus...