Wanted: Baskets to go with Bunny
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How in the world did the tradition become Easter bunnies laying eggs, when rabbits obviously don't lay eggs? The Easter Bunny concept has been around since the 1500s in the writings of the Germans, according to information on exoticpets.com. Germans who traveled to the Pennsylvania Dutch country apparently brought the German Easter Bunny traditions with them to America in the 1700s. The first edible Easter bunny reportedly was made out of pastry and sugar in the early 1800s, and the bunny was said to lay colorful eggs in the nests that children made out of bonnets. Over time, the hats the children piled into hidden nests for the bunnies turned into baskets. Baskets are still hidden around homes, and children now use them to collect the …
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