The Easter Bunny Is Not Pagan | Religion For Breakfast (www.youtube.com)

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Is the Easter Bunny pagan? Probably not. It seems to have been invented by German-speaking Protestants sometime in the 1600s.

Bibliography:

Stephen Winick, "Ostara and the Hare: Not Ancient, but Not As Modern As Some Skeptics Think," Library of Congress Blogs, April 28, 2016.

Stephen Winick, On the Bunny Trail: In Search of the Easter Bunny, Library of Congress Blogs, March 22, 2016

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Chocolate eggs are pretty modern. I believe normal eggs were used during the celebration.

Eggs are associated with Jesus and Easter, by extension.

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