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Easter combines pagan and Christian traditions, with the Easter Bunny and eggs symbolizing fertility. The tradition originated in Germany in the 1400s and was brought to the US by German immigrants in the 1800s. Easter is also associated with jelly beans and colorful baskets. The word “Easter” comes from the pagan goddess Eostre.
While Easter is a religious holiday in which Christians commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, it is also associated with the Easter Bunny as a result of combining pagan and Christian traditions. Pagans historically had spring festivals that celebrated fertility after winter. The rabbit and the egg were traditionally represented as symbols of fertility during the holidays. The first recorded instance of the Easter bunny and Easter eggs was in Germany during the 1400s. The association of a bunny delivering decorated eggs and candy expanded to the United States in the 1800s after Germans emigrated to the United States.
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Each Easter holiday, more than 16 billion jelly beans are sold in the United States, enough to fill an egg 89m high and 27.13m wide.
German children traditionally left out handmade nests for the Easter Bunny to fill with candy and eggs. The nests were eventually replaced by colorful baskets.
The word “Easter” is thought to come from Eostre, the pagan goddess of fertility. Legend has it that she threw Lepus the hare into the skies and made the animal able to lay eggs every year.
