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There are two sides to Easter: the religious side and the bunny/egg/baby chick side.
Why both?
Typically celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon after the vernal equinox (whew!), Easter combines the Christian belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ and some pagan traditions that celebrate birth and fertility.
So, that’s why we die and hunt eggs during the celebration of Christ’s rising from the dead?
Basically.
The name ‘Easter’ has been attributed to the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring and fertility, Eostrae. Others say the word came from the Latin phrase albis, which is plural for ‘dawn’, or from the Old High German word eostarum, which evolved from the Latin I just mentioned. (Old High German preceded English and contributed to its development).
Have a great Sunday–and happy Easter. Sonja