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The document discusses the origins and symbols of Easter, including:
1) The Easter bunny originated from the hare being a symbol of fertility in pagan times and was later associated with the goddess Eostre, though the modern tradition of bunnies hiding eggs comes from a 17th century book.
2) Easter eggs have been symbols of new life since ancient times, traditionally painted and decorated to represent spring, and were often exchanged as gifts before Easter was a Christian holiday.
3) The Easter basket tradition began as Christians filling baskets with food for their Easter meal and having baskets blessed in church on Easter Sunday, though now baskets typically hold chocolate and candy.
The document discusses the origins and symbols of Easter, including:
1) The Easter bunny originated from the hare being a symbol of fertility in pagan times and was later associated with the goddess Eostre, though the modern tradition of bunnies hiding eggs comes from a 17th century book.
2) Easter eggs have been symbols of new life since ancient times, traditionally painted and decorated to represent spring, and were often exchanged as gifts before Easter was a Christian holiday.
3) The Easter basket tradition began as Christians filling baskets with food for their Easter meal and having baskets blessed in church on Easter Sunday, though now baskets typically hold chocolate and candy.
The document discusses the origins and symbols of Easter, including:
1) The Easter bunny originated from the hare being a symbol of fertility in pagan times and was later associated with the goddess Eostre, though the modern tradition of bunnies hiding eggs comes from a 17th century book.
2) Easter eggs have been symbols of new life since ancient times, traditionally painted and decorated to represent spring, and were often exchanged as gifts before Easter was a Christian holiday.
3) The Easter basket tradition began as Christians filling baskets with food for their Easter meal and having baskets blessed in church on Easter Sunday, though now baskets typically hold chocolate and candy.
goddess Eostre, the hare Easter Bunny - the modern bunny, hiding chocolate eggs for kids, could originate from an old German book written in the 1600`s
- the first bunnies were made
in Germany in the 1800`a and later brought to America Easter Egg - it is the symbol of new life - it originates from ancient times - it has been painted,dyed,decorated in bright colours to represent the sunlight and brightness of spring. - the old custom of exchanging eggs as gift existed long before Easter became a Christian celebration - many games, contests are still related to eggs worldwide: egg rolling,egg tossing, egg hunting Easter Basket -it is a traditional symbol of the season
-it comes from an old Christian -nowadays we still have this
tradition that began many years tradition, especially by Catholics, ago but also the modern basket appeared,filled with chocolate -people filled baskets with bread, eggs,bunnies,painted eggs used by ham, cheese,eggs,wine and other children or as pure decoration food for their Easter meal. They would take it to the church on Easter Sunday to be blessed by the priest