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We have all heard of the history of Santa Claus, but how about the history of the Easter Bunny? Here is an early image of the figure, presumably from the late eighteenth/early nineteenth century.http://www.artfixdaily.com/news_feed/2013/03/28/1635-winterthur-museum-boasts-one-of-the-earliest-known-american-depic
That is neat. Is the rabbit jumping over the basket or is it somehow attached? I could not tell either way.
To me it looks like the basket is being carried by the rabbit. That would also be in keeping with the idea of the Easter Bunny bringing eggs to children. You notice how the rabbit looks like it has scales on it? Or perhaps markings like a cheetah? If I were a kid at the time seeing that drawing, I don't know if I would have wanted the Easter Bunny to come to my house. Looks kind of scary.
You notice how the rabbit looks like it has scales on it? Or perhaps markings like a cheetah? If I were a kid at the time seeing that drawing, I don't know if I would have wanted the Easter Bunny to come to my house. Looks kind of scary.
Maybe that was it's original purpose and the eggs were possessed or rotten.
