Easter is one of the most significant holidays for Christians around the globe. It identifies the end of Lent’s 40-day period of fasting and is the commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. While the holiday is religious, many of its traditions and symbols hold little religious meaning.

The word Easter derives from a Teutonic goddess of rising light and fertility whose representation is a rabbit. This goddess had many names but was most commonly known as Ostara. The Teutons were an ancient Germanic tribe.

Since the celebration of Easter and the Ostra took place at the same time each year, the Ostara and bunny got tied in with the Easter holiday. The tradition of a rabbit in Easter was then brought by Europeans to America, where it increased in popularity

It is most important to know that rabbits are a symbol of fertility and life, but eggs also symbolize life as well. This ties in ideally on how eggs are then delivered to people’s basket. This coincidentally brings everything together to symbolize the resurrections of Jesus.

Since easter marks the completion of Lent, where Christians sacrifice their “Rich foods” for 40 days, chocolates and sweets candies sweep the world.