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# The Origin of the Easter Bunny

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## Video: The Origin of the Easter Bunny

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_Published 2015-04-02. Yes, Easter is fun, and the candy and the bunny are all great. But what does any of it have to do with this Christian holiday?_


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## Transcript

So let's be honest. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the easter holiday? [ MUSIC ] Maybe it's the resurrection of Jesus Christ and how the bible says he rose from the dead on the third day to forgive humanity's sins and give everyone a chance at everlasting life in the kingdom of heaven. But more than likely its easter egg hunt, yay. Ultimate basket is 78 %. Isn't easter fun, red? Yes, easter is fun, and the candy and the bunny are all great, but what does any of it have to do with this Christian holiday? Well, as far as the bible is concerned, nothing. Nowhere in the bible does it even mention the word Easter much less pastel colored eggs and life size bunnies, but bunnies and eggs are an ancient symbol of fertility and new life.

According to Christianity Today, both symbols now associated with the Christian holiday come from pagan tradition. The bunny comes from the German story of Oster Haws, a hare who delivers eggs to all the good kids who prepared a nest for him and when German's immigrated to the US they brought Oster Haws with them. Now, since then we've come to know Oster as the Easter Bunny but history channel points out depending on where you are it can be any number of animal delivering eggs. In Switzerland, a cuckoo delivers the Easter eggs, while in different parts of Germany, kids wait for the Easter fox.

Chick, rooster, or stork. And though it doesn't originate in the Bible, there's a connection between the eggs from the Easter bunny and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. According to CatholicCulture. org, the Easter egg is a symbol of the resurrection of Christ. Just as the chick breaks the shell when it is hatched and begins its life, so Christ comes forth living from the apparently lifeless tomb.

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