Why is Easter represented by rabbits?

Usually eggs, rabbits, chocolate candy, lilies, etc. The most common ones are rabbits and eggs!

Eggs will be beautifully dressed, and some will be dyed red, representing the sun, flame, love and rebirth. Some eggs are beautifully decorated and used to hang on trees, roll eggs or give gifts to each other to express their feelings, their good wishes and share the joy of seasonal changes.

As the most fertile animal, the rabbit is regarded as the representative of spring vitality, from which the Easter rabbit comes. It is said that they will hide eggs indoors or in the grass for children to find!

Why are there rabbits on Easter?

There is a saying called "Crazy as March Rabbit", which says that rabbits become crazy in early spring. At that time, male rabbits fought fiercely with each other in order to mate with female rabbits. At the same time, the female rabbit often refuses the male rabbit again and again before giving in to the male rabbit, which makes the pairing behavior look like a crazy dance. This scene made early observers think that the arrival of spring made rabbits crazy. Rabbits and hares belong to the family Rabbinidae. They breed rapidly. A female rabbit can conceive a second litter of rabbits at the same time as the first litter (the two litters will be born separately). This phenomenon is called heterogeneous pregnancy. Rabbits mature sexually very early, and can give birth to several nests of rabbits within a year (so there is a saying that they can be born like rabbits). Therefore, white rabbits and rabbits become the representatives of fertility, and their behavior during mating has also been introduced into folk myths and legends. The March Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland also comes from this place. Even so, there is still no way to determine where the concept of laying rabbits came from. It may only come from the confusion of symbolic concepts, but it may also be an inheritance of an ancient tradition such as Easter itself. In Germanic and Slavic languages, the word "Easter" comes from an ancient pagan goddess, the goddess of spring "EOS Tre". According to that legend, EOSTRE once saved a frostbitten bird in winter and turned it into a rabbit. As it used to be a bird, it still retains the ability to lay eggs. It became the Easter Bunny.

Why is Easter represented by rabbits?

The Easter Bunny is one of the symbols of Easter. As a prolific animal, rabbit symbolizes the revival of spring and the birth of new life. The rabbit is the pet of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and the candle holder of the German land goddess Hertha. Therefore, rabbits are now used as messengers to send Easter eggs to children. Although the custom of Easter eggs also originated in ancient times, its origin is still unknown. Greeks usually paint eggs red on this day, and use the color of blood to represent the revival of everything in spring (later, this also represents the blood of Christ crucified). Some people also use green to commemorate the new green after winter withering. Other colors, including soft colored chalk (perhaps a symbol of the rainbow) popular in the United States and other places, also appeared.

During the festival, adults will vividly tell children that Easter eggs will hatch into rabbits. Many families will also put some eggs on the garden lawn for children to play the game of finding eggs. Easter rabbits and eggs have also become popular commodities during festivals. Shopping malls sell all kinds of rabbit and egg-shaped goods, and small food stores and candy stores are full of chocolate rabbits and eggs. These "rabbit eaters" are cute and have eggs of different shapes. They taste sweet and are suitable for giving to friends. There is a legend that rabbits become Easter mascots: on the day of the resurrection of Jesus in ancient times, Scandinavian residents will celebrate the "Spring Festival" when they return to the earth in spring. As one of the prolific animals in grasslands and forests, rabbits symbolize the revival of spring and the birth of new life. At the same time, he is the pet of Aphrodite, the goddess of German land, and the candle holder of the lotus tower. Therefore, rabbits, as messengers to send Easter eggs to children, are deeply loved by children. On Easter, children will receive presents in the shape of rabbits.