Easter Bunny Significance

The bunny bringing the red eggs comes from German lands and symbolizes fertility. The first appearance of the bunny as a symbol of Easter took place in Germany, appearing in books around the year 1500, although it is likely that he has been present for a long time in popular tradition. The Germans are, by the way, the first to invent sweets in the form of bunnies, at 1800, of dough and sugar. In the same period, in France and Germany appeared the first eggs in chocolate.

The symbol of the rabbit originated from the time of pagan festivals dedicated to the goddess Eastre.

Legend has it that Eastre found a bird injured in the field in a winter. To save her from death, the goddess turned her into a rabbit, but she kept her ability to lay eggs. To thank the one who saved her, rabbit decorate the eggs made and gave them a gift to the goddess. From this legend was born the tradition of the bunny to bring gifts to children.

In America, this tradition of the Easter Bunny, which brings the gifted eggs painted to the children, was brought by the German immigrants.

Although it is not an impressive animal, the rabbit is a sacred messenger of Divinity in many cultures.

In Chinese tradition, the rabbit is a creature that lives on the moon, where it deals with the grinding of rice, the essence of life.

For the Buddhists, the rabbit is also a lunar creature. Legend says that, having no offering to bring to the goddess Indra, the rabbit has cooked itself in sacred fire and, as a reward, has been placed on the moon.

And on the American continent, the big-eared animal is a character of legend. In some tribes there is a myth describing how the rabbit brought people fire, while in Mayan culture was credited with the invention of writing.