| Today is |
Saturday
July 05, 2008
Home Page
|
| Holiday Fun Facts |
|
|
Easter Sunday Traditions:
Easter Rabbit
The Easter Bunny originated with the pagan spring festival honoring the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eastre. A symbol of fertility, the rabbit was the symbol of Eastre. The bunny as a symbol of Easter seems to have come from German folklore. The tradition of the Easter Bunny was brought to America by German immigrants during the 1700s. The Easter Bunny gradually gained in popularity until he became the one who filled children’s Easter baskets with chocolate candy, jelly beans and colored eggs.
| |
Copyright 2005 by AmericanHolidayCalendar.com, all rights reserved.
Celebrate religious and secular holidays popular in the Unites States with our holiday calendar. Learn the history and facts about your favorite American holiday and find the dates for holidays that change from year to year. |
|
|
|
