Show EASTER RABBITS AND EGGS HAD PAGAN ORIGIN ASTER ASTE it commemorating to Chrls christian tian believers the ell C resurrection of the savior of ISlan mankind kind Is almost L 11 1 universally observed as 1 kd 1 d a time for joy and feast lal ing on easter sunday morning thousands of boy and girls will return homo home from sunday school and church to hunt for ealter rabbits and eggs the origin of egg rolling which most youngsters enjoy so much says pathfinder magazine Is supposed to hare begun centuries ago from the practice of fart danners ners rolling eggs over their land to be sure of abundant yields at harvest time this was because the alie egg was the pagan emblem in of the germination of life of early spring the children are told that the rabbits lay the eggs and for that reason the latter are nearly always hidden away in nests or in flower beds in the yard and gar 1 4 jr 4 ki t IV i A duet duct with bunny orchestra den the rabbit Is another pagan symbol As to the coloring of easter eggs a religious encyclopedia says because the use of eggs was forbidden during lent they were brought to the table on easter day colored red to symbolize the easter joy this custom is found not only in the latin but also in the oriental churches christians are supposed to have adopted the egg rolling custom to symbolize the resurrection and the eggs were colored red in allusion to the blood of redemption easter monday Is always a gala gain day for the kiddies if they have any unbroken eggs left especially la Is this so for th those yo youngsters ung in washington on that day thousands of them go to the white house and capitol lawns to roll their enri colored eggs |