The
Easter Bunny's origins are rooted in 13th-century pagan Germany: The
Teutonic deity Eostra was the goddess of spring and fertility, and feasts were
held in her honor on the Vernal Equinox. Her symbol was the rabbit because of
the animal’s high reproduction rate. As Christianity spread across Europe,
the pagan festival of Ēostre
was assimilated into Christian culture, including its symbols of the rabbit and
the egg. The spring celebration of Easter, which even takes its name from Ēostre,
was born.
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