Christian Review Magazine Issue 4 - April 2015 | Page 30

decorated these eggs and left
them as gifts to Ēostre.
The custom of the Easter bunny
bringing eggs gained popularity in
Germany around the early 16th
Century. Parents told their
children that if they were good on
the day before Easter, the
Osterhase (Easter Bunny) would
come and lay colorful eggs. As the
new world expanded, immigrants
took their traditions with them,
now Easter egg hunts have
become a universal custom.
Chocolate Easter eggs were made
in Europe in the early 19th
Century. In 1875 the first Cadbury
Easter Eggs were made. Today
billions of dollars are spent
globally on the product [ۈق