A bunny, some jellybeans and a pretzel: Ten interesting Easter facts - Dallas City News (2024)

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What are some interesting facts about the Easter Bunny? ›

The rabbit was first associated with Easter in German writings during the 1500s. Germany also was the first country known to have edible Easter bunnies, back in the early 1800s. Many believe that Americans learned about the Easter Bunny in the 1700s from German immigrants who settled in the Pennsylvania Dutch country.

One of the earliest mentions of the Easter Bunny can be found in German folklore dating back to the 16th century. According to German tradition, the Easter Bunny, or “Osterhase,” was believed to be a mythical creature that laid colorful eggs for children to find on Easter Sunday.

+ Over 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies are produced every year. Sixty million of those are consumed in the U.S. alone! (Have you met our chocolate bunny troop this year?)

The Easter Bunny (also called the Easter Rabbit or Easter Hare) is a folkloric figure and symbol of Easter, depicted as a rabbit—sometimes dressed with clothes—bringing Easter eggs.

According to some sources, the Easter bunny first arrived in America in the 1700s with German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and transported their tradition of an egg-laying hare called “Osterhase” or “Oschter Haws.” Their children made nests in which this creature could lay its colored eggs.

Easter Facts for 2024:

$3.1 Billion: Projected Easter spending on candy. $49,000: Price of the world's most expensive chocolate Easter bunny. 78%: Share of people who eat chocolate bunnies' ears first. 60%: Share of parents who plan on sending Easter baskets to their children after they've moved out.

Easter, also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c.

The Easter Bunny is a rabbit that delivers presents and eggs to children on Easter. The tradition goes back a very long way just like the ones about Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. His real name is Peter Cottontail, just like how Santa's real name is either Saint Nicholas or Kris Kringle.

Sometime in the 1600s, the Germans converted the pagan rabbit image into Oschter Haws, a rabbit that was believed to lay a nest of colored eggs as gifts for good children. Since males don't lay eggs, one would surmise the 'Easter Bunny' must then be female.

You might tell your child: “Even though there's no actual Easter bunny, the magic of Easter is really about doing all the fun things together with our family and friends, and showing each other we love them by giving chocolate gifts.”

What is the number 1 candy for Easter? ›

The Reese's treat extended its longtime reign at the top of the Easter candy food chain with 51% of the vote in RetailMeNot's annual survey. The eggs beat out chocolate bunnies, Cadbury eggs, jellybeans and Peeps to secure the top spot.

The Easter Bunny is never mentioned in the Bible, yet he is associated with Easter. Our furry friend probably originated as part of an Anglo-Saxon festival honoring a goddess named Eostre, whose sacred symbols are the hare and the egg.

While history does not know exactly who to credit for creating the first chocolate bunny, a Pennsylvania drugstore owner named Robert L. Strohecker was dubbed “Father of the Chocolate Easter Bunny” after crafting a five-foot-tall chocolate bunny in his shop to advertise for Easter.

The Easter Bunny is a rabbit that delivers presents and eggs to children on Easter. The tradition goes back a very long way just like the ones about Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. His real name is Peter Cottontail, just like how Santa's real name is either Saint Nicholas or Kris Kringle.

According to the writings of the Venerable Bede (673-735 AD), an Anglo-Saxon deity named Ēostre was accompanied by a rabbit because she represented the rejuvenation and fertility of springtime.

The Easter bunny and Easter eggs originated as pagan symbols of spring and rebirth. Over the centuries, these ancient symbols became associated with the Christian holiday of Easter such that the two traditions have merged together to become what some celebrate today.