Where does it say in the bible that the Easter bunny lays colored eggs?

Answer 1

Book of Cadbury - Chapter 6 Verses 12-19

"And the Chief Financial Officer said "thee hast too much chocolate left overeth from the last holiday we invented - Valentine's Day. Thou must doeth something with it.

And Marketing replied "but the only holiday near is St. Patrick's Day, and our research dept. sayeth that green chocolate doth not sell well."

So Finances asked "what Holiday cometh next"

"That would be Easter, your majesty" toldeth Marketing.

Finances decreed "Thou shall maketh up a mythical creature and we shall calleth this creature the Easter Bunny and we shall make idols in his image - conveniently out of chocolate of course - and adveritsing will teacheth the people "thou must buy these idols or thou wilt be harassed by your offspring and wives!"

In the next country where the Egg Marketing Board abideth, the rulers tooketh notice of this "Easter Bunny" and decreed "maybe this Easter Bunny can helpeth us sell more eggs too!" So a proclamation went out to the people saying "Thou shalt taketh Eggs and boileth them. Then thou shalt paint them in festive colors and hideth them for children to find. The children shalt be toldeth they were placed there by the Easter Bunny and the chidlren shall gathereth these eggs in cheap plastic buckets as governed by the High Priest of cheap Chinese Imports."

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.

If eggs were purely a Jesus symbol, they'd be a Jesus symbol all year round, not just at Easter when there's competition and hard questions.

Answer 3

No where. This is a carryover from the germanic pagans. The Easter celebration was originally a celebration to the goddess Eostere, to whom the bunny was sacred. The eggs are a symbol of the creation myth (all erupted from an egg). Painting and hiding them is just a fun way to get the kids involved. Prior to the invention of Lent, it was celebrated at the Spring Equinox.
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Answer 4

Oddly enough, the bunny makes no appearance in the scriptures. Wanna learn more about Easter eggs and assorted other tidbits? Go read a book called "The Two Babylons" the author's last name is Hislop.

Answer 5

That way of celebrating "Easter" (which comes from a pagan word, itself) has nothing to do with Christianity.
The bunny, the eggs, the chicks, all represent fertility. Hence the name Easter from the fertility goddess Aester.
Instead, we should be celebrating Resurrection Sunday. A day to commemorate Christ's resurrection.
God loves you.

Answer 6

In the extra bit that only the top members of the church see. It directs them to grab and subvert the traditional pagan festivals.

So midwinter gets Jesus' birth. (despite the evidence against this)

And the spring equinox, rebirth festival for the goddess Eostre gets subverted into Jesus' death/rising.

The eggs and bunnies make a lot more sense that way.

Answer 7

It's a leftover from Pagan rituals...they used old ways tied in with the new Jesus ways to get more people interested in the Christian church. Eggs are the symbol of fertility. And of course we all know there's lots of bunnies in the spring...so they got tied together. Coloring the eggs is a way to help usher in spring, with all it's life and colors.

Answer 8

I agree. Let me quote it verbatim: "And behold, an erudite hare shall come and put forth eggs of many colors, which shall be unto you a sign from easter, and even from the coming up of the sun on that day, which shall be blessed; and ye shall seek them."

Answer 9

3 Peter 7:11

Answer 10

It doesn't. It's mostly considered a secular aspect of the celbration, these days, though it has it's roots in European Paganism (as do many other details of holidays - Jack o Lanterns, Christmass Trees & Mistletoe, May Poles, etc..)