Oh so that’s who americans got it from and are jow raping everybody with them. Good to know the historical context.
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DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 month agoThe rabbit doesn’t lay eggs. They are both Celtic fertility symbols. Ostara is a spring festival tied to the spring equinox focused on awakening and rebirth. The church of Rome repurposed it into Easter.
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 1 month ago
nomy@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I didn’t realize Easter was an American holiday.
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No. But I have never locally seen the easter hunny as traditional. It was imported by the americans
nomy@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
The Easter Bunny has been around since the 1500s but if it helps you to think that all of the evils in the world are American you’re free to do that.
backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 1 month ago
The bunny is primarily a German tradition. It became prevalent in the US because of the high volume German immigrants. However, the bunny was already spreading throughout the Hapsburg Monarchy prior to America exporting its version. Decorating eggs is also a Slovenian tradition that came to prominence when what would be become the US was still just colonies. Not a lot of pop culture getting shipped back to Europe back then.
Korval@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Got it. The Easter Bunny is an immigrant, over 1,500 years old, and has at least one ovipositor. Let me restate the remaining question: Why does it lay/bring Celtic fertility symbols?? I learn so much here.
Dojan@pawb.social 1 month ago
The bunny, and the eggs are both symbols of fertility. I’ve no idea why it’s the way it is nowadays though. Commercialisation?