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Easter, eggs, and bunnies all remind me of Spring! I love spring as the earth springs back to life with green grass and flowers. So beautiful, and with Easter I remember the Resurrection. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI Love hiding and finding the eggs with my three kiddos
ReplyDeleteI alwaYs used to wonder what the bunnies and eggs had to do with easter. I found out they are both ancient representations of fertility...and spring.
ReplyDeleteI never fully got the whole picture tho'.
Happy Easter(in advance),Myne.
I honestly don't know. Every year around this time my mom buys chocolate shaped bunnies & eggs & we eat them. I guess that's my Easter.
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ReplyDeleteI don't actually know... Since my family doesn't celebrate Easter day, I don't really get to eat egg shaped chocolates. And I don't get the bunnies either, but I think the event is really for children, for them to enjoy.. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI really don't know. We always have eggs and bunnies for my grandson though. It's just what you do, I guess.
ReplyDeleteThey are just so cute and bring the thoughts of new life into your head
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing rabbits are to do with fertility, as are eggs, and they're both tied to Spring :) It's actually Autumn here though, lol.
ReplyDeletekate1485 at hotmail.com
^^ bunnies for abondance, eggs for fertility and it's great in spring ^^ but in my countries they add little chiks and bell of easter^^
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I don't know .I guess the chicken and the rabbit are fluffy and they remind people of spring:)
ReplyDeletei think it reminds us that spring is a time of renewal
ReplyDeleteThe word Easter comes to us from the Norsemen's Eostur, Eastar, Ostara, and Ostar, and the pagan goddess Eostre, all of which involve the season of the growing sun and new birth. The Easter bunny arose as a symbol of fertility due to the rapid reproduction rate. The ancient Egyptians, Persians, Phoenicians, and Hindus all believed the world began with an enormous egg, thus the egg as a symbol of new life.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I just like cute little bunnies, deviled eggs, and chocolate.
I think it has to with with new life & Spring.
ReplyDeletemarypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Honestly, I have no idea but I can guess... maybe bunnies come out during spring after hibernating or something and Chickens lay their eggs abundantly during this season too and people are celebrating Easter at the same time... so yeah...
ReplyDeleteit all shows the begining of spring and the start of new life - the chocolate is a nice bonsus though :)
ReplyDeletefor me it's something that reminds me that spring is here and that the winter is over with. plus i love seeing the look on my kids faces when the easter bunny leaves eggs and goodies. ;) and they love going to easter egg hunts.
ReplyDeleteThey're just TOO cute to resist :)
ReplyDeleteBunnies are cute!
ReplyDeleteEggs are fun to decorate!
Easter means chocolate!!!
Bunnies are just cute! And eastereggs are delicious! :D
ReplyDeleteThey're cute and colorful:)
ReplyDeleteGFC Christina Kit.
Bunnies are adorable, especially the ones with floppy ears!
ReplyDeleteI miss being little and finding candy filled eggs.
Easter is just Easter; an excuse for me to eat even more chocolate!
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I hate to say it's the chocolate!
ReplyDeleteMy bunny is an easter bunny in secret. *-* I'm sure she hides eggs in her spare time.
ReplyDeleteIt means spring is here.... warmer weather
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great giveaway.
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I don't like rabbits...but I do love the chocolate eggs my mother always gets for me
ReplyDeleteNo idea.. but they're cute. :)
ReplyDeleteThey all go into my belly
ReplyDeleteTed Kooper
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Bunnies! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the giveaway! I think Easter monopolizes on bunnies and eggs because in the West, where these images are rampant this time of year, the season is becoming spring and bunnies and eggs just paint the picture of growth and rebirth.
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ReplyDeletehaha...I never understood the connection between bunnies and eggs either! As long as they are chocolate, it doesn't matter!! :D
ReplyDeletei love the cute little bunnies and the candy that is in my Easter basket. i miss looking for the eggs the bunny has hidden like i did when i was little : )
ReplyDeleteBunnies and chicks are cute but I love the chocolate
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I'm with Dawn V on this one, but I prefer my chocolate to be dark chocolate. :] Thanks for this giveaway!
ReplyDeletebunnies are so cute & fuzzy! and the eggs r so brightly colored, i have great memories of decorating eggs every year with my parents
ReplyDeleteI love getting dressed up in pretty dresses!
ReplyDeleteBunnies are so cute! And the eggs represent a fresh start!
ReplyDeleteAnd that's all I need in this Easter!
Bunnies are sooooo cute~ Chocolate too :3
ReplyDeleteLove that it's a family holiday - chocolate eggs, egg painting, and the easter egg hunt! Bunnies are so adorable too!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Leanne
Well I don't know what to say since that's an incomplete question. :P
ReplyDeleteIt's rather similar to christmas with santa, presents and a tree... isn't it?
ReplyDeletei don't know..haha..but bunnies are so cute.. :)
ReplyDeleteCute!
ReplyDeleteThey're just so cute! And Easter candy is the bomb... Thanks for the lovely contest! :)
ReplyDeleteI think is all about the religion. The red painted eggs I know that represents the blood that drip from Christ when He was on the cross (Magdalena left a basket full of eggs at the feet of Christ).
ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway
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That's a great question. Most would say it's about religion(me). Some would say the candy... I guess all that matters is that you have a good one. I hope you have a good Easter Myne.
ReplyDeleteFollow GFC Georgette C
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I guess I don't understand the question.
ReplyDeleteWell as far as Easter eggs go, they're made entirely of chocolate. What's not to love? Bunnies are just plain adorable.
ReplyDeletehistorically easter bunnies are associated with the Virgin Mary bec. it was believed they're hermaphrodites and can reproduce without mating. As for the eggs, it seems to have started as something aesthetic and eventually became tradition.
ReplyDeleteTo make it fun and family friendly, a hunt made of choco eggs have become tradition and evolved into this.
Happy Easter!
It's all about the Cadbury bunny. Chocolate. Eggs. She's up to something! :)
ReplyDeleteTheir fun and cute!
ReplyDeleteTheir Cute! And Easter Is Like The Start Of Spring And I Love Spring :)
ReplyDeletethanks!!!!!
ReplyDeletethanks i love bunnies
ReplyDeletehappy easter for everyone who celebrate this event
ReplyDeletei dont celebrate easter
Easter is the day when our Lord Jesus comes back to life, and all of us rejoices and celebrates! :)
ReplyDeleteI love bunnies, they're my favorite pets (though I don't have one) and also eggs, especially when it's painted with different styles :) Thanks for the giveaway and Happy Easter! :)
How excited it makes my kids every year because they all still believe
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ReplyDeleteTkanks for the giveway
ReplyDeleteAnd my family doesnt celebrate Easter
Thank you for the giveaway. Its my first time participating. but anyway in Singapore , Easter is not really a big thing i guess. Family and churches celebrate them though. I personally do not celebrate Easter because im not in that religion. But in my Primary School we used to get LOADS of YUMMY easter EGSS:D which is awesome! :D
ReplyDeleteI don´t celebrate Easter because I don´t like it ... But I love eggs and chocholate :D.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for giveaway!
Bauk, bauk Easter Bunny = eggs
ReplyDeleteHm... Chocolate eggs!
ReplyDeleteHow about peeps? :) It's the only good thing about Easter! Haha.
ReplyDeleteFor me, its all about Spring. Its my absolute favorite time of year, flowers are blooming, butterflies are fluttering, and my kids can enjoy the sunshine even longer!
ReplyDeleteI think it's the egg hunt and the chocolate that's involved. :)
ReplyDeleteGFC: Debbie W.
Easter, bunnie and eggs involve spending time with family, chocolate, memories and church!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea why we celebrate Easter with bunnies.
ReplyDeletekathyross75@yahoo.com
No idea, but I love Easter themed candy!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, the bunnies. To see my grandbunnies go to my site.
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I honestly have no idea. I haven't really celebrated Easter since I was a little kid.
ReplyDeleteI think it's the cuteness of bunnies. The rest is habit or tradition, I guess.
ReplyDeleteI think it all about spring and chocolate.
ReplyDeletecenya2 at hotmail dot com
It's tradition really mixed with commercialism of the Holiday. Plus it is fun!!
ReplyDeleteI have absolutely no idea what bunnies and eggs have to do with Easter, but it is cutesy and fun.
ReplyDeleteRebirth, and cute bunnies
ReplyDeleteBunnies are really cute.
ReplyDeleteaustma7@aol.com
It reminds me of the coming spring time. Bunnies in a garden and hiding eggs!
ReplyDeleteGFC pinkflower
For me, bunnies represent springing to new life from the winter. Eggs represent abundance (sort of like black-eyed peas do at New Years)
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I don't celebrate easter so I don't really know.
ReplyDeleteI suspect it has something to do with spring and the regeneration of life? I don't really know.
ReplyDeletethey were concocted by big greeting card companies
ReplyDeleteEaster Bunnies and eggs to me are a sign of spring. Nothing really to do with the true meaning of Easter.
ReplyDeleteBunnies and Eggs are a good sing of spring, and since Easter falls in the spring I guess its logical that they got combined.
ReplyDeleteJennelle S
Idk i really dont see how bunnies go with eggs but it seems to all fit in with spring.
ReplyDeleteGFC Amber Garcia
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I'm a sucker for easter eggs :D
ReplyDeleteI like coloring Easter eggs with my daughter
ReplyDeleteI think rabbits... because they are cute. There's probably something symbolic about the eggs. All I know is that I loooooove chocolate mini eggs.
ReplyDeleteFor me personally, it's not about eggs or bunnies at all. I mean, I have a 6 y/o daughter who does get an Easter basket every year delivered by the Easter Bunny, along with eggs the Easter Bunny hides. However, the Easter Bunny also leaves a letter for her every year explaining that though he loves delivering treats to all of the good little boys and girls every Easter, it's important to remember that Easter is not about treats, it's about Jesus and the Resurrection... It's just how we celebrate in our house.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway!! :)
Tracy Awalt Juliano
i am not a big holiday person... but easter, bunnies and eggs all mean warmer days ahead!
ReplyDeleteI love easter bunnies!
ReplyDeleteEaster bunnies come from Easter Eggs.
ReplyDeletetes 1283 yahoo
The celebration of not only the resurrection of Christ, but the coming of spring and the resurrection of greenery, flowers, etc.--at least in this hemisphere and climate region!
ReplyDeletecgclynsg0 @ gmail dot com
Well, they're cute!
ReplyDeleteI think Bunnies are too cute =) I have no idea about the eggs though. Don't bunnies give birth to live babies? I've never really thought about it before lol
ReplyDeleteThey're adorable and almost everybody loves eggs.
ReplyDeletemagic5905 at embarqmail dot com
They represent renewal and freshness.
ReplyDeleteThey're cute? We get to dye eggs & hide them? Who knows...
ReplyDeleteisabelli3619 (at) aol (dot) com
eggs love them
ReplyDeletethanks for a great contest! Janna Johnson jannajanna@hotmail.com janna@feedyourpig on GFC
i've always wondered that too. I'm not sure what the correlation between Jesus rising and bunny rabbits
ReplyDeleteFavorite Easter candy is rocky road eggs.
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ReplyDeleteall about the chocolate
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Gosh I don't know what bunnies and eggs mean for Easter. I know Jesus dieing on the cross for our sins and rising from the dead is the reason for Easter. Thank you for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteBunnies are cute and it signifies the beginning of Spring.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why it's bunnies and eggs, but when I picture bunnies and cute chicks as friends, it seems all pleasant and Spring-y!
ReplyDeletelove the eggs! LOL even when I was a child
ReplyDeleteLove this time because everything comes to life.
ReplyDeletedolniaks at consolidated dot net
bunnies are adorable and I love easter egg hunts :D
ReplyDeleteThose things are about the fertility rites that were celebrated by the pagans at the same time of Jesus's resurrection. My family does not do those things for this reason.
ReplyDeletenothing better than cute bunnies with fluffy pompom tails :)
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I'm not really sure. I guess they seem to represent rebirth and spring. And there's probably historical/traditional reasons. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love to paint easter eggs! It is always fun)
ReplyDeleteFluffy bunny tails and unhatched baby chicks are cute and fun and such a treat! Love them!
ReplyDeleteBunnies and eggs never made sense for me. I don't know why they are the symbol of Easter but I enjoy it every year. I love painting the eggs with my mom and then decorating the house and then the lynch/dinner with the family..
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway and for making it international!
Bunnies are not much of an Easter symbol over here, but eggs are painted and rolled, because it's fun!
ReplyDeletethey are so cute and fun it is just not easter without them
ReplyDeleteHow I celebrate Easter? I go to a family with parents, we bake lamb, colorful eggs and do other traditional things
ReplyDeleteI just love eating chocolate eggs filled with yummy creams, like hazelnut or truffle cream.
ReplyDeleteI like to just think of them bringing warmer weather lol I do know they represent a much deeper meaning.
ReplyDeleteJennifer Rote
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I think its just new life and coming out of a cold winter.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
I think they're so cute.
ReplyDeleteI think they are all so cute
ReplyDeletekayswederski@yahoo dot com
No idea except another way to commericalize a Christian holiday...
ReplyDeleteThey're cute!
ReplyDeleteamandarwest atgmaildotcom
They um... all go together? I suppose I could go all smushy and say they're cute (because they are) but then again... how is an egg cute? confused.
ReplyDeleteWell, they're all about sunshine, rainbows and happiness :)
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Far Past Midnight
They are so cute! Thanks for the great giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteThey are all remind me of spring, beginnings, and cuteness~
ReplyDeleteall about the bunnies
ReplyDeletevmkids3 at msn dot com
Easter is about rebirth, Bunnies are snuggly, and the eggs are chocolate :) Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteangelafristoe(at)yahoo(dot)com
oh the cute bunnies for sure lol
ReplyDeletedonnasing777@yahoo.com
It means that spring is here and represents new life!
ReplyDeleteHide the Easter Eggs and eat the Chocolate Bunnies!
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
kimberlybreid at hotmail dot com
They all taste good in chocolate.
ReplyDeleteAll about the cuteness! And chocolate of course!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea but either way it suits each other.
ReplyDeleteWell, Easter is a time for family, eggs are fun to dye with the family and bunnies, well, bunnies are just so ding dang cute, like some of my family members!
ReplyDeleteThe cuteness of it all, I suppose. Cute bunnies, cute (and yummy) Easter eggs and cute family scenes in which people get together and celebrate.
ReplyDeleteSarah Bibi Setar (Rafflecopter name)
It's all about family and the candy.
ReplyDelete~Steph
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I guess bunnies and eggs are kind of spring-y like Easter?
ReplyDeleteI love the bright colors of the eggs and just the feeling of rebirth.Thanks!
ReplyDeletelstanziani(at)yahoo(dot)com
I guess they are supposed to represent Spring? I'm not quite sure since bunnies do not lay eggs.
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I don't really celebrate easter. I just like the chocolate-eggs they sell in the stores. :D Uhm.. I guess easter is something, where ones family gather together and celebrate Jesus or something or just for fun... Can't remember. I don't really know where the bunnies and chocolate come from, but it's kinda nice anyway. dx
ReplyDeleteit's spring!
ReplyDeletelowville04@yahoo.com
I have no idea about the bunnies and eggs thing.
ReplyDeletechainmail (at)iwon (dot) com
We don't celebrate Easter....so,i have no idea about them.
ReplyDeleteMmmm, I love chocolate, bunnies are cute, and i got nothing on the eggs.
ReplyDeleteIt's the excitement on my boys' faces as they see what the Easter Bunny has brought them.
ReplyDeleteThey are cute
ReplyDeleteI just like the fun traditions that come from easter, bunnies, and eggs!
ReplyDeleteericacarnes(at)gmail(dot)com
The Easter Bunny is cool because he brings lots of candy. I don't eat eggs (I'm allergic and I'm vegan) so I don't care about them, although dying eggs is fun.
ReplyDeletethe chocolate caramel eggs are delicious! We also love to pain easter eggs! My nephew had his first easter this year and saw the easter bunny! It was too cute.
ReplyDeletesugarsweet7202@yahoo(dot)com
I think its the innocence and renewal of life that makes Easter so special.
ReplyDeleteLisa Garner
Pretty sure it's all about the Pagan Fertility Solstice Celebration. lol
ReplyDeleteEggs are delicious? Also, when I was a child I loved wearing a fancy dress. Actually, I'm an adult and I still like wearing fancy dresses....lol Oh, and GFC is Katrina Page
ReplyDeleteThe thing about Easter, bunnies, and eggs is that they symbolize a new beginning which is Spring! That's what I think anyway!
ReplyDeleteShannon M Gallagher
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Rebirth.
ReplyDeleteReminder that it is now spring and symbolizes a new beginning.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy watching my grandkids hunting for eggs every year. It's always a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteIt's all for the kids!
ReplyDeletebakergurl02 (at) yahoo (dot) com
not sure really
ReplyDeletechildrensbook13 at aol com
All so cute cuddly n happy! Thanks
ReplyDeleteHollybwright atcomcast. Net
Not exactly sure but my son loves it!
ReplyDeleteI'm really not sure but bunnies are cute & bunnies & Easter mean beautiful colored eggs.
ReplyDeleteEmily G.-D.
Easter is the time of the year when bunnies and eggs turn to chocolate for our personal enjoyment! :P
ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway!
I don't know about bunnies really, but I LOOOVE eggs. Like seriously, it's probably my favourite food.
ReplyDeleteDont get the connection either, but I am not complaining about the chocolate :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know how bunnies, baskets, or eggs got involved, but they make for an easy way to remember to celebrate such a big day.
ReplyDeletemsurosey@yahoo.com
It's all about the real reason of Easter, forget about the eggs and bunnies..
ReplyDeletetannerboyle12@hotmail.com
It's the big corporations way of making a profit off of a holiday. Or that's what my 21 year old mind tells me. The four year old it just screaming CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P
ReplyDeleteEggs were some of the first signs of spring on the farm growing up, and bunnies are just cute advertising :) So both make for good Easter mascots.
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I don't know what started it but I think it has to do with Easter being the beginning of Spring, the Bunny brings the kids their sweets so that the parents don't have to take the fall for the sweets lol, and who doesn't want eggs on Easter! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteIt's German pagan ritual that was adopted by Christians when Germans were forced into christianity by the monarchy. The tradition stuck around and evolved.
ReplyDeletebunnies are fluffy and cute and just remind you of spring.
ReplyDeleteIt's about spending time with your family!
ReplyDeleteTHey just seem to personify Spring and renewal!
ReplyDeleteThey lay the eggs duh! krystlekouture at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteThe church never fully integrated all pagan rituals and symbols of spring into their holidays. I guess they decided the Easter bunny was acceptable on its own.
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They are cute and make me think of spring.
ReplyDeleteThe Easter Bunny derives from an ancient church motif of hares and its comparison to the thought that they could procreate without losing their virginity, which is indicative of the Virgin Mary. The eggs are symbols of fertility, which is a customary theme of the Easter season falling during the spring---rebirth, growth, etc.
ReplyDeleteI think the connection has to do with springtime, fertility, mating...well, you see where I'm going!
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