Whenever I think of Easter, I think of bunny rabbits and painting eggs, but, to be completely honest, I do not know why I think of painted eggs and rabbits. I mean, I know why I think of these things, because I grew up painting eggs on Easter, and waking up and finding a basket full of chocolate eggs and chocolate rabbits, but I don't know why I grew up painting eggs and waiting for the Easter bunny. Why are painted eggs and bunnies affiliated with Easter? Where does this affiliation originate from?
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.
Christians replaced the pagan holiday (the vernal equinox, when pagans celebrated life, rebirth, springtime, and fertility) with an observance of a christian event, regardless if the dates matched up. Because rabbits and eggs are symbols of fertility and springtime, they remained part of the celebration.
Because, like most christian holidays, it occurs at the same time a pagan holiday occurred. In this case, the holiday was related to spring and fertility.
because someone was high when they made up stuff 2 do 4 holidays like christmas someone was born who would think "hey lets put a tree in our house and make it colorful" a high person thats who so thats my theory
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