As spring blossoms and Easter approaches, the air fills with excitement and the joyful anticipation of Easter celebrations. At the heart of these festivities lies one of the most beloved symbols of the season: the Easter Bunny. This charming and whimsical character hops into our lives every year, bringing not only baskets filled with eggs and candies but also smiles to the faces of children and adults alike. But how much do we really know about the Easter Bunny? Where did this hopping herald of spring originate, and how did it become an integral part of Easter traditions around the world? In this article, we dive into some fun and interesting facts about Easter bunnies as well as some funny pictures to accompany them. We will be exploring the intriguing origins, surprising traditions, and delightful anecdotes that surround this iconic figure. From its early beginnings to its role in modern Easter celebrations, get ready to discover a side of the Easter Bunny you’ve never seen before. Whether you’re a long-time fan or simply curious about this hoppy holiday mascot, join us on a journey that promises to be as enlightening as it is entertaining.
Dog Dressed as the Easter Bunny
10 – Well I don’t think this is the real one because those slippers are well dodgy!
FACT: Nearly 150 million Easter cards are sent worldwide every year, but it is estimated that only 5 million of them have bunnies on them! It turns out that Easter chicks are the winner when it comes to cards with well over 20% of all cards sent featuring an image of one!
9 – Well this one seems legit, but it’s far too old-looking to be the real one.
FACT: When people eat a chocolate bunny 76% of everyone asked said that they prefer to bite off the ears first! In other stats, 5% eat the feet first and 4% eat the tail first! I am an ear man myself.
8 – Very…uuuummm…nice! But not the real one with those teeth!
FACT: We get Easter rabbit cards, images, adverts, candy and chocolates. But the original stories and literature tales about the Easter show that is was an Easter Hare! It was, in fact, the Christians who changed the symbol of the hare to the Easter bunny because they believed that the rabbit was a more friendly animal to children.
7 – The real Easter Bunny wouldn’t have daggers in its eyes like this one does!
FACT: So where did the original Easter “Hare” come from?!? Well, hares have always been associated with springtime since ancient times, but it is believed that the Anglo-Saxon Goddess of Spring, Eostre had a hare as her spiritual companion and that it symbolises fertility and rebirth.
6 – If you’re the real one, why are your ears not pink, and why do they smell funny
FACT: The idea of the egg-laying rabbit was spread around the world in the 1700’s by German immigrant family’s. They told their children to make nests, caps and bonnets, then if they were good the Easter bunny would leave them coloured eggs!
5 – You might look the part, but the real Easter bunny would only eat chocolate!
FACT: The Easter egg being a symbol of renewal, rebirth, etc., which ties back to Christ’s resurrection
4 – You do look the part, but why the long face?!
FACT: Every wondered why the two things eggs and rabbits are together? Well during the Middle Ages the rabbit was associated with chicken eggs since both were symbols of fertility and rebirth in the spring the two things were always given to people! A rabbit to eat, and some chicken eggs to go with it! Although that doesn’t sound like a nice meal at all.
3 – The real Easter Bunny wouldn’t have to force a smile it would be natural!
FACT: Back when the Europeans began to settle in Australia, they didn’t realize that there were no rabbits until Easter time! So throughout the course of the next year, they shipped in nearly 500 of them. Within the space of a few months, there were thousands!
2 – Well all three of you can’t be the real one, someone is lying here so who is it?!
FACT: An estimated 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies are made for Easter every year! That is well over 2900 tons of chocolate! Most of those are sold by Lindt.
1 – Oh I give up, this is just getting ridiculous!!!
FACT: In a survey of 5,000 children, it showed a sad stat that 4.3% of all the kids involved with the study believed that rabbits lay eggs!
