• WIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I don’t even know where you people got the easter bunny from and why does he lay/bring eggs??? It makes no sense

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      1 month ago

      The 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
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        1 month ago

        Oh so that’s who americans got it from and are jow raping everybody with them. Good to know the historical context.