Does anyone know the history behind the easter bunny?

Question

Do you?

Answer 1

Pagan influences- The Easter Bunny derives from the worship of the Anglo-Saxon Goddess of fertility Eastre (Ostara) (hence the name Easter) whose symbol was the rabbit. Symbol of fertility in the Spring.

Use of the Easter Bunny was brought to America by German immigrants who settled Pennslyvania -non German Christians ignored the bunny until some time after the Civil War (1861-1865) when the celebration of Easter became more widespread. In Germany, where children awaited the arrival Oschter Haws, a rabbit who will lay colored eggs in the nest to the delight of children who discover them Easter morning



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The Easter Bunny has become a secular part of the Easter celebration no pagan connotations in modern times. Eggs that he brings are also ancient symbols of fertility and renewal in the spring.

Answer 2

Easter is the christiansed version of Ostara/Eostre the pagan pageant of fertility named after the fertility goddess whos sacred symbols are the egg , and the hare- (for this reason also the easter bunny) both symbols of fertilit y and the moon ( goddess is linked with the moon) Easter become created as an attempt to remodel pagans to christianity. I recieved some on Ostara and one from my mum this month as she celebrates Easter.

Answer 3

The easter bunny goes back to pagan worship of the god of fertility. How it got added onto our celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ I do not know but its not good. The easter bunny goes along with the eggs. Both are nonsense but somehow it became a part of our Easter Celebration.

Answer 4

someone just made it up, probly cuz alot of other holidays have fictional characters and they wanted one for easter