According to the legend, the Easter bunny is a mythical hare who shows up every April to lay delicious chocolate eggs at the feet of all the neighbourhood children. Unlike Santa Clause, the Easter bunny doesn’t seem to hold their bad habits against them. Its only requirement is that they love treats and must be down for a bit of adventure.
Wait, aren’t dogs man’s bestie?
The dog is man’s best furry friend, and an Easter puppy sounds all kinds of a-dog-able, so why the Easter bunny? There are many reasons why an Easter Puppy would be so much better than a bunny. For a start, they wouldn’t lay the eggs and run. They’d join in on the egg-sniffing fun and turn the whole thing into a big adventure for the whole fur-mily. Perhaps that is where the rubble lies. Dogs put everything they find on a hunt in their mouths, and we all know that chocolate can be devastating for dogs.
How the bunny got the jump on a puppy
The bunny has long been the poster pet for Easter, a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, but if you’ve ever read the bible, you will have recognised that there is no mention of a mythical creature that delivers joy and chocolate eggs to children on the day Jesus Christ rose again. So why is the Easter bunny such a prevalent symbol of Easter? The exact origins of the Easter bunny are like the hare itself – a bit fuzzy. The prevailing theory is that the symbol of the rabbit stems from the festival of Eostre — a goddess of fertility whose animal symbol was a rabbit. Rabbits are infamously known for their energetic breeding and have traditionally been a symbol of fertility.
But rabbits don’t lay eggs
We all did biology at school (all the way up to high school), yet somehow, we have all accepted that Easter bunnies are in the business of laying eggs. Perhaps we let it be so, because it adds to the wonder of the miracle of Easter. It could also be an extension of the new life metaphor. The egg, much like the rabbit, has long been considered an ancient symbol of fertility, rebirth, and new life.
The Easter bunny today
A symbol of renewal, fertility, good luck, and abundance, not to mention - a great reason to put on a cute costume for Instagram.
Easter eggs today
Long considered the symbol of renewal and fertility, it is the only way to eat truckloads of chocolate and feel good about it.
