Many of the Easter traditions Christians celebrate today date back to the early days of Christianity. Karl Gehring/The Denver Post via Getty Images Easter brings together an unlikely cadre of ...

there's more about his history that you might not be familiar with. In fact, the Easter Bunny's connection to this special Christian holiday goes back to pagan traditions. As Christians probably ...

Jesus has been resurrected. That day is celebrated as Easter. Over the years, Easter has merged with pagan spring celebrations. Popular traditions include a visit from the Easter Bunny ...

Perhaps the most popular origin myth for the Easter Bunny concerns the Germanic Pagan goddess of spring, Ostara, to whom hares were supposedly sacred. One story states that Ostara rescued an ...

Meanwhile, many of the cultural historians find, in the celebration of Easter, a convergence of the three traditions - Pagan, Hebrew and Christian. Wednesday, May 28, 2025 A service of EWTN News ...

According to History.com, the Germans already ... Like rabbits, eggs represented new life and fertility in pagan times, which is probably how the Easter fable of a warm-blooded, floppy-eared ...