The Easter Bunny is one of the symbols of Easter. As a prolific animal, the rabbit symbolizes the revival of spring and the birth of new life. Rabbit is the pet of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and also the candle-bearer of Horta, the German goddess of land. Therefore, rabbits are now used as messengers to send Easter eggs to children.
Although the custom of Easter eggs also originated from ancient times, its origin is still unknown. The Greeks usually painted the eggs red on this day, and used the color of blood to represent the revival of everything in spring (later, this also represented the blood of the crucified Christ). Some people also paint with green to commemorate the new green after a winter's withering. Other colors, including soft pastels (perhaps symbols of rainbows) popular in the United States and other places, also appeared.
The concept of rabbit laying eggs was introduced to America in the18th century. In the Dutch area of Pennsylvania, German immigrants tell their children stories about' OSTERHASE'. HASE' is a rabbit, not a rabbit. Therefore, in the folklore of northwest Europe, rabbits are mentioned instead of rabbits, which was later called Easter-free culture.
What does Easter Bunny mean?
Easter celebrated in church every year refers to the first Sunday after the full moon at the vernal equinox. If the full moon falls on a Sunday, Easter will be postponed for one week. So Easter may be any day from March 22nd to April 25th.
According to an ancient European legend, rabbits are animals that keep their eyes open all day long. They can watch other animals around them in the dark, so rabbits represent a bright moon in that dark night. In addition, the calculation of Easter day is based on the full moon in spring, so the wild field with strong fertility in spring is regarded as a symbol of Easter. After this custom was introduced to the United States, the Americans also gave the rabbit a lovely name, Bonnie Exemption for Easter!
What does Easter egg mean?
As soon as Christmas is over, Easter chocolate eggs are laid out in the candy store. Those chocolates with the smallest and simplest designs are very cheap, and children can buy them with their own pocket money. There are two kinds of eggs on the market during this period. The small one is called Fontaine Sugar, which is a little more than an inch long, with a thin layer of chocolate outside and sweet and soft dough inside, and then packaged into various shapes with colored tin foil paper. The other kind is an empty egg, which is a little bigger, generally bigger than a duck egg. There is nothing in it, just a chocolate shell. Just break the shell and eat chocolate chips. As Easter approaches, the window of the candy store will be filled with more beautiful eggs than these. At the same time, there are all kinds of small gifts to attract children. It is decorated with a chicken made of fluffy wool, and its mouth and feet are glued to the card. Lucky children may get several kinds of such gifts from relatives and friends.
Easter egg making method
The first step of egg making:
Choose an egg without spots, and clean the "belly" of the egg first: take a sewing needle to pick a small hole in the tail of the egg, then put a toothpick in it and stir it gently, or blow into the small hole with your mouth, and the egg white and yolk will flow out until the liquid in the egg runs out, and then wash it with clear water.
The second step of egg making:
Grind and color the eggshells. (If the background color is white, you don't need to color it.)
The third step of egg making:
Next, it depends on your artistic level. Start painting the eggs! Be careful, the egg baby is very fragile-draw your favorite pattern on the surface with a colored pen. If you are afraid of bad painting, another way is to buy a sticker and stick it with your favorite pattern, and the effect is also very good.
The fourth step of egg making:
You can also tape it with your favorite ribbons!