Before Christianity, Easter was celebrated as the festival of fertility and new life. Eggs have been a symbol of fertility for a long time. The rabbit or the hare is considered to be the most fertile animal.
As a result it came to be associated with Easter celebrations. The Easter bunny is actually a young rabbit. It has its origins in Germany where it was first used as a symbol of Easter.
It is also said that the association of Easter bunny or rabbit with Easter celebrations is a very recent phenomenon and the popularity of the Easter bunny or rabbit is a result of ad campaigns by candy manufacturers of Europe who wanted to popularize their products through Easter bunnies and rabbits. Easter is celebrated by both young and the old. The rabbit is the earthly symbol of the pagan Goddess Eostre, worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons, much before the festival was adopted by Christians. Decorating(link to Easter Egg Decorating) Easter eggs and making Easter bunnies or rabbits is an important aspect of Easter Celebrations. You can even make edible or non-edible Easter Egg Rabbit.
While you are making your Easter egg you can use different ideas. You can make egg characters and egg families. Easter egg rabbit would also be an excellent idea as the rabbit is an important symbol of Easter. Easter bunnies or rabbits are loved and adored by all, both old and young. Adding some cute floppy ears and a small round cotton wool as a tail would turn your simple Easter egg into an Easter egg rabbit or bunny. The Easter egg rabbit is very popular among children from the olden days. There are German tales of hares who laid eggs for children to find them out. German immigrants are said to have introduced the tradition of Easter egg rabbit into the American culture. Germans used to bake hare shaped cakes and could have been possibly the first ones to make chocolate bunnies or rabbits and eggs. Christmas Carnivals offers you wide ranging information on Easter Egg. Keep surfing the pages of Christmas Carnivals to know all about it.
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