The Easter Bunny is known by many names around the world. Peter Cottontail, Peter Rabbit, Chief Easter Bunny, are all names for the big fluffy hare.

Bunnies, eggs, Easter gifts and fluffy, yellow chicks in gardening hats all stem from pagan roots. They were incorporated into the celebration of Easter separately from the Christian tradition of honoring the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Her symbol was the rabbit because of the animal’s high reproduction rate.

Is the Easter bunny real? While there is no actual bunny that once was the iconic hare, the legendary egg-laying rabbit is said to have been brought to America by German immigrants in the 1700s, according to History. As mentioned, children would make nests for Oschter Haws to leave behind eggs.

Her symbol was the rabbit because of the animal’s high reproduction rate. Spring also symbolized new life and rebirth; eggs were an ancient symbol of fertility. According to History.com, Easter eggs represent Jesus’ resurrection. The first Easter Bunny legend was documented in the 1500s.

The Easter Bunny eats lots of lettuce, vegetables, and of course carrots. The Easter Bunny loves when kids leave him a healthy snack of carrots the night before Easter.

The Easter Bunny is a holiday symbol for Easter Sunday. The only thing is, the Easter Bunny does not talk. That’s okay because kids usually have a lot to talk about and the Easter Bunny has big ears to listen.

The Easter Bunny is female: How our Easter traditions began.

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Specifically, the fact that rabbits do not lay eggs. Allow us to clear this up: No, bunnies do not lay eggs. As placental mammals, rabbits develop embryos inside a uterus and, after a pregnancy lasting about 31 to 33 days, give birth to a litter of often 12 or more bunnies.

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Rabbits not only can and do fart, but they need to fart. While farts are often humorous, this is no laughing matter for rabbits, as this gas build-up is extremely painful and can become fatal very quickly unless properly released, sometimes requiring medical intervention.

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.

1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs. Reese’s, we heart you.

According to RetailMeNot, this year, the most popular Easter candy in the US is Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Chocolate Eggs. The eggs beat out Peeps — last year’s winner — by almost 20%. The rest of the top five in order is: chocolate bunnies, Jelly Beans, Hershey’s Eggs, and Peeps.

Here are the 10 best Easter candies to get your snuggle bunny this year.

• Lindt Chocolate Carrots.
• Peeps.
• Chocolate Bunnies.
• Whoppers Robin Eggs.
• Hershey’s Chocolate-Covered Marshmallow Eggs.
• Cadbury Creme Eggs.
• Easter M&M’s.
• Jelly Beans. PIN IT.

1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs. At only 90 calories and 8 grams of sugar per serving, this milk chocolate and PB egg ranks first.
2. Tootsie Easter Egg Shaped Pops.
3. Russell Stover Coconut Cream Egg.
4. Cadbury Crème Egg.
5. Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Easter Kisses.
6. Peeps.
7. M&M’s Milk Chocolate Eggs.
8. Lindt Milk Chocolate Gold Bunny.

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