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The
Easter Bunny |
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There's a story quite funny, About a toy bunny,
And the wonderful things she can do;
Every bright Easter morning, Without warning,
She colors eggs, red, green, or blue. "
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M. Josephine Todd - |
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The Story of the Easter Bunny -
 Hares and Rabbits
are very fertile animals and they often serve as symbols of new
life during the Spring season. The bunny as an Easter symbol
seems to have originated in Germany, where it was first mentioned
in German writings dating from the 1500s. The first edible Easter
bunnies were made there in the early 1800s and consisted of a
mixture of pastery and sugar. |
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The Easter bunny was introduced
to American folklore by German settlers who arrived in the Pennsylvania
Dutch country during the 1700s. Children believed that if they
were good the Easter bunny would lay a nest of colored eggs. |
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They built their nest in a secluded
place inside their homes, the barn or in the garden. Boys and
girls used their caps and bonnets to make the nests. The use
of baskets came later as the tradition of the Easter bunny spread
throughout the whole country. |
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