Now that spring is here and the weather is getting warmer, the relentless Florida heat might remind you to go ahead and schedule that window tinting job that you’ve been putting off during the cooler months. Whether you’re looking to reduce the heat and UV rays that enter your home or you’re ready to darken the windows of your car, now’s the time! Here at Solar Solutions we’re happy to help keep you cool with our expert window tinting services.
Not only is spring here, Easter Sunday is in just a couple of weeks! While the most important thing on your mind may be where the best hiding spots for those pastel eggs are around your house or what time to start cooking the ham, we at Solar Solutions thought you may be interested to learn about the origin of the Easter Bunny!
As a holiday tradition so many of us have all grown up knowing, the combination of eggs and bunnies may not strike you as odd until you take a moment to stop and think about it. But where did it come from? How did plastic grass and chick-shaped marshmallows become iconic to the celebration of Easter? And who’s idea was it to introduce an egg-laying rabbit to this holiday?
Well, spring is known to be the season of rebirth and renewal. Plants return to life after winter inactivity and many animals reproduce offspring. Years ago, many cultures would hold spring festivals to celebrate the new life; one of these festivals was in honor of Eastre, the goddess of dawn, spring, and fertility. She was closely linked to the hare and the egg, both of which are symbols of fruitfulness.
As Christianity spread, it was common for missionaries to place pagan ideas and rituals within the context of the Christian faith and transform their festivals into Christian holidays. The Eastre festival took place around the time the Christians celebrated the resurrection of Christ, and the two festivities morphed into one. As the years passed, the culture continued to bring the hare and egg images with them into their new faith, and the rabbit became a part of the Christian celebration.
It wasn’t until the 1600’s the Germans transformed the pagan rabbit into an egg-laying rabbit bearing gifts for children, and not until one hundred years after that the Easter bunny became entrenched into American culture. During the 1800’s, the Germans began making rabbit-shaped chocolate, and the tradition of chocolate bunnies and eggs was born.
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