Easter and Jesus resurrection?

A mixture of Christian (particularly Catholic) tradition and folk tales.

The eggs most likely come from the ancient practice of not eating milk or animal products (like eggs) during the period before Easter - fasting during Lent. Its the reason for the custom of eating pancakes, made with eggs and milk, and/or having a party on Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) which is the last day before Lent starts.

At Easter, people could eat eggs again and they could have been stockpiled during the last week or so so eggs became symbolic of Easter and given, decorated, as a present.

The bunny idea comes from Germany and was originally not a rabbit but a European hare - the Easter Hare. Hares are often seen in the spring in the open fields. Also hares do not burrow, they raise their young in the open and make a sort of nest (called a form) for them. These forms can be mistaken for some bird's nests (and vice versa) so the folk myth (or joke) arose about hares laying eggs.

The ideas gave, over time, become merged into the Easter bunny.

The bunny and the eggs which are traditionally associated with Easter in the modern age came into being because originally, Easter was a pagan FERTILITY festival which was celebrated each spring. The bunny and eggs are both symbols of fertility, and have been so for centuries- and they also represent the pagan goddess of fertility, Ouesta. When Christianity was introduced to the pagans of Great Britain and parts of Europe by monks and missionairies, the people initially rejected it- and to make it more accepted and easier for people to understand, the monks allowed the people to keep some of their old pagan symbols. The early missionairies also allowed pagan converts to keep the name of their goddess- they just modified it slightly to suit their own purposes. As the centuries passed, "Ouesta" became "Easter". Easter came to represent rebirth, not only of the Lord, but also of the season, because it comes in the spring in the northern hemisphere.

Today, the Easter bunny and the Easter eggs remain as symbols of fertility and of hope for a bountiful growing season and a good harvest in the fall. It's also worth mentioning that not all countries and societies call Easter by that name- in Spanish, for example, the holiday is called " La Resurrecion" or " The Resurrection" which is the true meaning of the holiday. The French have a similar term, as do people in most of the Scandanavian countries. ( Latin Americans and the Spanish also call Christmas by a different name than English speaking countries do- to them, Christmas is " La Navidad" or " The Nativity"- again, much closer to the true, original meaning. "Christmas" actually comes from two words, "Christ's Mass" or, a Mass which is intended to celebrate the nativity of the Lord. We even get our world "holiday" this way- it's a modified version of the words "Holy Day" as in " Holy Day of Obligation".

I hope that helps.

Because honestly the easter bunny and egg comes from early pagan tribes (celtic mostly) that celebrated Oester during the spring to represent the cycle of rebirth. Really Easter is another attempt for the Christians to convert the Pagans. Think about the resurrection is a symbolism of rebirth.

It's a secularization of Easter, with symbols of springtime replacing symbols of Christ's resurrection.

Funny what dictionary.com says:

Easter, n. A Christian feast commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus.

Eggs are considered a symbol of the resurrection Jesus burst from the tomb just as the chick burst from the egg.

we roll our eggs for to commemorate the Resurrection of Jesus? the Bunny is an American thing ?

You asked:

'What does the easter bunny and easter have to do with Jesus resurrection?'

My answer:

Nothing at all.

Search Tommorrow World on the internet and ask them for a book named Holy Days or Holiday. It will give you the answer. Hint Easter is not a religious holiday, the closest it is associated with is Passover. Read Leviticus in the Bible about God Holiday's.

southpark did a wonderful spoof on this.... where jesus intended his disciple peter, who was a rabbit ( peter rabbit ) to be pope. And, the popes hat is shaped the way it is, to fit the rabbit's ears.

The hare club for men spend all their time fighting to protect the bunny who descended from peter rabbit, in hopes they can make him pope, because a person shouldn't tell catholics how to live their lives, that's why Jesus wanted a rabbit in charge, they can't talk.

The whole bunny thing was done for kids.