Happy Easter!! (How does the easter bunny fit into this??)

We just wanted to wish everyone a happy Easter.
For our family Easter represents the rebirth of Jesus Christ. As they talked about in church yesterday, the beauty of Easter is that when you think all is lost the King still has ONE MORE MOVE. That was one of the themes during church to point out that no matter how defeated you feel, you still have to trust that God can provide.

So…a lot of people wonder…where the heck did the Easter bunny come from and how did this religious holiday turn into a day where kids find colored eggs around their yard. This is what I found:

“The legend of the Easter Bunny is far from a modern invention. Long ago, the rabbit was the earthly symbol of the pagan goddess Eastre, and was worshipped in the pagan festival of Eastre. Germans brought the legend of the Easter rabbit to America, though Easter itself wasn’t widely celebrated in America until after the Civil War.
The hare has long been a symbol of fertility and renewal of life — which fit in with the Christian tradition of Easter and the tradition of Easter eggs.
In the United States, the Easter Bunny is fabled to lay the eggs in the nests prepared for it or hide them for children to find.”

From: http://www.knbc.com/easter/570562/detail.html