Silver Mine Gifts Blog

Much like Santa Claus with Christmas, the combination of Easter with the Easter Bunny seems, at first, a little unusual. It certainly appears a bit puzzling why a holiday that began as a sacred religious observance, and still holds that place for many people, would have a mascot like the Easter bunny. There are also other unusual holiday traditions such as Easter eggs. After all, rabbits do not lay eggs. So how did the Easter bunny and Easter eggs originate?

Easter Egg Charm

For most holidays, there is a specific date on which they are celebrated year after year. No one needs to be told the date of Christmas or Halloween. Other holidays, like Thanksgiving, have a flexible date due to falling on a certain day of the week. However, Easter is the only holiday that has such a wide variation in its date from year to year. There is basically a month-long span from late March to late April where Easter can occur. Have you ever wondered how the date is selected?