Which Came First, the Bunny or the Egg

On Easter morning, you’ll find hordes of kids searching for treats from the moment their eyes open. The prospect of finding scads of treats left behind by the Easter bunny, including the ever-important Easter egg, spurs this early-morning enthusiasm. No matter what your religious orientation, the bunny and the egg manage to crop into the Easter celebration somewhere along the line. But there’s no mention of an Easter bunny or an Easter egg in the Bible, so how did these symbols become important to Christian and secular families alike? Secular symbols Kids from non-religious families can easily accept that the bunny is a symbol of fertility and the egg represents renewed life. Both fertility and renewal of life are natural parts of the celebration of springtime. T View the rest of this article