Hello guys, how are you?
Easter is coming, yeaaaaahhhh I
can’t stop thinking about chocolate, Easter egg, Easter bunny. Talking about
Easter bunny, have you ever wondered why Easter egg? And how about Easter
bunny? Well I have done my researches
and this is what I found out….
Rabbits have
been associated with springtime since ancient times. It is believed that a
symbol of the Anglo-Saxon Goddess of Spring Eostre was the hare. It was
Eostre's sacred animal since it was a symbol of fertility and the rebirth of
nature following winter.
As rabbits
are similar to hares and are very common everywhere, Christians changed the
symbol to the Easter bunny. So the modern symbol of the Easter bunny comes from
pagan times.
The tradition
of the Easter bunny leaving a basket of treats such as Easter eggs and
chocolates on Easter Day is common in America but not in Britain. Parents of
American children often hide eggs in the garden for children to find. Sometimes
their children leave out carrots for the Easter bunny. The idea of an
egg-laying rabbit went to America in the 1700's through immigrants arriving
from Germany. They told their children to make 'nests' before Easter with their
caps and bonnets and if they were good the Easter bunny would leave them
coloured eggs.
Source: http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Easter/EasterBunny.aspx
I hope you liked, see you next time =)
Teacher Andreza
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