The Easter Bunny
Everyone loves the Easter Bunny. He is warm, fuzzy and always brings creamy candy and chocolate to the little ones. And although the Easter Bunny is so loved, we question where did the Easter Bunny really come from?
Folklore says, that the Easter Bunny came to America sometime in the 1700’s with the Germans who had ...settled in Pennsylvania. The fabled tale of the Easter Bunny, once called Osterhase, evolved and the tradition of coloring eggs and putting them in Easter baskets spread across the USA.
The Easter Egg
According to Saint Bede the Benedictine Monk, the word Easter came from Eostre, an Anglo Saxon goddess of Spring. In Medieval Europe, eggs were forbidden during Lent. So eggs laid during that time were boiled, and saved to be a mainstay of Easter food, including prized gifts for children. And throughout time, the egg is a symbol of new life and fertility.
Celebrate spring and Easter with our Italian traditions from Cooking Vacations, including Mamma Celeste’s Easter Pastiera, and Mamma Maria’s biscotti.
Everyone loves the Easter Bunny. He is warm, fuzzy and always brings creamy candy and chocolate to the little ones. And although the Easter Bunny is so loved, we question where did the Easter Bunny really come from?
Folklore says, that the Easter Bunny came to America sometime in the 1700’s with the Germans who had ...settled in Pennsylvania. The fabled tale of the Easter Bunny, once called Osterhase, evolved and the tradition of coloring eggs and putting them in Easter baskets spread across the USA.
The Easter Egg
According to Saint Bede the Benedictine Monk, the word Easter came from Eostre, an Anglo Saxon goddess of Spring. In Medieval Europe, eggs were forbidden during Lent. So eggs laid during that time were boiled, and saved to be a mainstay of Easter food, including prized gifts for children. And throughout time, the egg is a symbol of new life and fertility.
Celebrate spring and Easter with our Italian traditions from Cooking Vacations, including Mamma Celeste’s Easter Pastiera, and Mamma Maria’s biscotti.
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