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I thought since Easter is coming around real quick, I’d share some little known and interesting facts about Easter.

• The celebration of Easter has roots in three different traditions - Hebrew, Pagan and Christianity.
• Easter was given that specific name because early Christians wanted to convert others and they thought everyone was familiar with the name, because it was an old spring tradition.
• The White Lily is a symbol of Christ’s resurrection for Easter.
• The hare and the egg became the symbol of Easter.  Both are signs of fertility.  The hare changed over to the rabbit because rabbits were far more common than hares.
• The basket became a tradition, because it was a custom for Cathlolics to bring their food to mass in order for it to be blessed.  It was also an ancient agrarian custom to bring a family’s first crop to the local temple.
• Jelly beans didn’t become a tradition in the United States until the 1930s.
• The first edible Bunny began its tradition in Germany.  It wasn’t made of chocolate but of pastry and sugar.

Lynne Logan

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