Good morning, afternoon or evening dear dragons!
Today is a special day for many people out there. It is Easter Sunday, so I will dedicate this blog to tell you the story of that day.
Because, does everyone really know the origin of the so common Easter rabbit? Well, our famous bunny and his first appearance dates back to long ago. When in the pre-Christian Anglo-Saxon festivals the rabbit was the symbol of fertility and was associated with the goddess Easter, to whom the month of April was dedicated.
With the passage of time, the figure of the Easter rabbit was included and adapted to Holy Week and, from the 19th century, the chocolate and sugar dolls so typical today began to be manufactured.
One of the favorite figures of the pastry chefs to make chocolate figures was the Easter rabbit, who was also the one who also brought the colored and chocolate eggs on Easter Sunday or Easter Sunday, because the legend of the Easter rabbit was was getting more and more famous.
This curious legend tells that, when they put Jesus in the tomb that Joseph of Arimathea had given them, there was a hidden rabbit inside the cave, which was very scared and saw how all the people entered, wept and was sad because Jesus had died.
The rabbit spent all day and all night, when suddenly the bunny saw something surprising: Jesus got up and folded the sheets with which they had wrapped him. An angel removed the stone that covered the entrance and Jesus came out of the cave more alive than ever!
The rabbit understood that Jesus was the Son of God and decided that he had to warn everyone and all the people who were crying, that they no longer had to be sad because Jesus had risen. But since he could not speak, it occurred to him that if he brought them a painted egg, they would understand the message of life and joy, and so he did.
Since then, legend has it that the rabbit goes out every Easter Sunday to leave colored eggs in every house to remind the world that Jesus was risen and we must live happily.
Happy Easter!!
