Why does the easter bunny bring you eggs!?

Question

when rabbits don't lay eggs?

Surely an easter chicken would be more appropriate?

Answer 1

Because raisins would be too gross, coming from a rabbit.

Answer 2

The hard boiled eggs are to offset the 1 million calories that I usually eat on easter.  

Answer 3

It comes from Germany - The Easter Hare (not rabbit). Hares don't lay eggs either but they do raise their young in nests in the field, rather like some birds do. Hence the idea that hares lay eggs - or, more likely, the joke or saying - searching for hare's eggs - a fruitless search.

It has nothing whatsoever to do with paganism. That idea, though widespread on the net, was invented in the 19th century.

Answer 4

Both the rabbit and the egg are symbols of fertility.  The fertility of the Earth in spring is celebrated around the time of Easter.  These traditions (the bunny, and the coloring of eggs) were adopted from pre-Christian cultures' lore, and their traditions and customs for Spring celebrations.

http://www.ladyoftheearth.com/sabbats/or...

http://www.earthwitchery.com/eostre.html

Answer 5

Because the bunny symbolizes Easter, and so does eggs.  

Answer 6

Bad children are given baskets full of plastic grass and little round rabbit turds, making the Easter Bunny a necessary part of the holiday.  

Answer 7

Because he wants you to have a nice breakfast on easter, so he brings you eggs to cook and eat!

Answer 8

Just another Pagan ritual/belief, while refusing to acknowledge the true meaning of Easter.  

Answer 9

Rabbits were once thought to steal chicken eggs mainly because of their gnawing to get into the hen house and get at the feed in the troughs. In a way, the farmer was right. No feed, no eggs. Children were encouraged to chase the rabbits away. A colored boiled egg was their reward while they were little.

The Easter egg story was invented by a Scottish Lady to entertain and get the children out of the castle on a wonderful spring day. She took advantage of the peasant's folklore about the rabbits and chickens.

Answer 10

the rabbits brutally murder the chickens and steal the eggs to sell them as profits.......and thus we have easter.

Answer 11

theres an old story of a goddess named Ester who could fly and one day decided to save a bunny from a predator. She scooped the bunny up and with it's new wings it began dropping eggs everywhere for little children.