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Easter: The Bunny And The EggEver wonder why there's an "Easter Bunny"? Ever wonder why he brings eggs? And dyed ones at that! The Rabbit and the Hare, because of their frequent multiple births, are long time symbols of fertility. Children of that era believed that the "Magic Hare" would bring them presents during the Spring festivals. Often, these presents were painted In fact, the Egyptians buried eggs in tombs while Greeks placed eggs on top of graves. The Persians and the Chinese considered the egg to be a special gift at their Spring celebrations. As part of a gift wrapping tradition, different cultures decorated eggs by either dying them or wrapping them in different types of leaves. In 1880's Germany, Easter eggs were substituted for birth certificates. The egg, dyed a solid color, Later, during the Christian period, many eggs were dyed red. It's believed that this was done to honor In England, children rolled eggs down hills on Easter mornings as a game. This signified the rolling And now, in present times, the tradition of the Easter egg roll, or hunt, continues on city hall So, as a Latin proverb goes, "All life comes from an egg." And Happy Easter! MORE ABOUT THE EASTER BUNNY SEND A VIRTUAL EASTER BASKET HOW TO DYE EASTER EGGS Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
ABOUT THE AUTHORRonnie Kimball lives in Nashville, TN. 
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