The easter egg hunt also comes from pagan traditions, as the pagans used eggs in their celebration of Eástre, having to hunt for the eggs and use what they could find. Advertisement 3.

Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots of Easter Bunny traditions are ancient T he Easter Bunny is a much celebrated character in American Easter celebrations.

Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots of Easter Bunny traditions are ancient By Tok Thompson for The Conversation April 11, 2025 at 11:30 am EDT ...

Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots of Easter Bunny traditions are ancient By Tok Thompson for The Conversation April 11, 2025 at 10:30 am CDT ...

Pagan Easter traditions. There is historical evidence of millennia-old spring celebrations centered around the equinox—early versions of May Day festivals. Because they occurred at the beginning ...

The pre-Christian, pagan period contains many stories about resurrection and springtime, according to Hann. For example, 2,000 years before Christ, the Sumerians in Mesopotamia had a tradition ...

Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots of Easter Bunny traditions are ancient By Tok Thompson for The Conversation April 11, 2025 at 11:30 am EDT ...

Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots of Easter Bunny traditions are ancient By Tok Thompson for The Conversation April 11, 2025 at 11:30 am EDT ...

But it is in the folk traditions of England and Germany that the figure of the hare is specifically connected to Easter. Accounts from the 1600s in Germany describe children hunting for Easter ...

The Conversation explores the origins of the long and interesting journey the Easter Bunny has taken from European prehistory to today.

The Easter Bunny is a much celebrated character in American Easter celebrations. On Easter Sunday, children look for hidden special treats, often chocolate Easter eggs, that the Easter Bunny might ...

The Easter Bunny is a much celebrated character in American Easter celebrations. On Easter Sunday, children look for hidden special treats, often chocolate Easter eggs, that the Easter Bunny might ...