Thank you....... I learned something there.
Hope you are having a super weekend.
Peggy
At 10:21 AM 4/23/00 EDT, Jpp963@aol.com wrote:
><< Jesus and the Easter bunny? >>
>
>Read on if you're interested ( Copied from 800flowers.com web site) -
>
>The Easter bunny has its origin in pre-Christian fertility lore. The Hare
and
>the Rabbit were known to be the most fertile animals and they were adopted
as
>symbols of the new life during the spring season. This symbol remained from
>the time when Easter was a spring festival rather than a religious holiday.
>
>The symbol of the Easter bunny began in Germany, where it was first
mentioned
>in German writings from the 1500s. The first edible Easter bunnies were also
>made in Germany during the 1800s from pastry and sugar. German settlers
>introduced the Easter bunny to the American culture when they arrived in the
>Pennsylvania Dutch country during the 1700's.
>
>To children, the arrival of the "Oschter Haws" as the Easter bunny was known
>was considered the next best thing to Santa Claus. The children believed
that
>if they were good the Easter Bunny would lay a nest of colored eggs for them
>to find in the morning. They would build a nest for the Easter Bunny the
>night before in a private place in their home, the barn or the garden. Boys
>would use their caps and the girls would use their bonnets to make the
nests.
>The idea of the Easter basket came later as this new Easter tradition spread
>throughout the country. It is not known exactly when that tradition
developed
>into the Easter Bunny leaving treats to fill a child's Easter basket for
them
>to find in the morning.
>
>Happy Easter!
>
>Pete G.
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