Bibles and Bunnies

We did some research for you, and took this tidbit from Matt Soniac of Mental_Floss:

There is no mention of the Easter Bunny in the bible, but if you go way back the Easter Bunny starts to make a little sense. Spring is the season of rebirth and renewal.  Plants return to life after winter dormancy and many animals mate and procreate.  Many pagan cultures held spring festivals to celebrate the renewal of life and promote fertility.  One of these festivals was in honor of Eostre or Eastre, the goddess of dawn, spring and fertility near and dear to the hearts of the pagans in Northern Europe. Eostre was closely linked to the hare and the egg, both symbols of fertility.

As Christianity spread, it was common for missionaries to practice some good salesmanship by placing pagan ideas in rituals within the context of the Christian faith and turning pagan festivals into Christian holidays (e.g.Christmas). The Eostre festival occurred around the same time as the Christian's celebration of Christ's resurrection, so the two celebrations became one, and with the kind of blending that was going on among the cultures, it would seem only natural that the pagans would bring the hare and egg images with them into their new faith (the hare later became the more common rabbit).

There you have it!

Be kind to each other,
Laura