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naturalplastic
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11 Mar 2024, 5:44 pm

RedDeathFlower13 wrote:
I'm more fascinated in Ostara, the Germanic Fertility Goddess of Spring who was linked to rabbits and hares as her sacred animals.

Her ancient feasts were what eventually became known as Easter in Christianity. :albino:

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre


Rabbits "multiply" and eggs are symbols of fertility.

So a bunny distributing eggs is a logical symbol of spring. Albeit Pagan.

As Christianity spread to western Europe early Christians coopted the imagery into the gospel to honor the resurrection of Christ.

Though bunnies and eggs are nowhere to be found in the New Testament.



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11 Mar 2024, 6:02 pm

naturalplastic wrote:

Though bunnies and eggs are nowhere to be found in the New Testament.


Neither are Christmas trees or Jack-o-Lanterns. :wink:


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12 Mar 2024, 2:00 pm

I still like the Easter Bunny though. I like bunny rabbits in general, they're so cute and soft. :heart:
And then there's Bugs Bunny and Roger Rabbit and Thumper and the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland...



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13 Mar 2024, 3:37 pm

I was raised Jewish and have a moderate interest in comparative religions. So I never believed in the magical being, but I have understood why it is a symbol of Easter for a while.


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