How did easter end up being about a giant pink bunny who craps colorful eggs? Logical answers plz?

Cut: How did easter end up being about a giant pink bunny who craps colorful eggs? Logical answers plz?
Can I get an answer that dates back far, my guess is that it was made up by people who wanted their children to celebrate easter so they made it kid-understandable but it is nothign Jesus-based!? I didn’t learn what it was really about until I was about…10

Thanks

Answers and Views:

Answer by RiZZla
i think it has something to do with the pagans or romans or maybe both

Answer by imacatholic2
Rabbits and eggs are pagan fertility symbols of extreme antiquity.

Birds lay eggs and rabbits give birth to large litters in the early spring these became symbols of the rising fertility of the earth during the spring season.

Since Easter also occurs in the early spring, Christian converts from Paganism brought their beloved pagan symbols into the cultural (as opposed to religious) celebration of Easter.

These pagan symbols have become part of the secular celebration of Easter. They have nothing to do with the religious celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

With love in Christ.

Answer by imagicalgreek
This article has a good explanation to your question:

The Origin of “Easter,” Bunnies and Eggs
https://easton.patch.com/articles/the-origin-of-easter-bunnies-and-eggs

Hope that helps!

Answer by greenshootuk
Almost everything you read about this FOLK custom on the internet is untrue – invented in the last 100 years. First point is that the idea of the Easter BUNNY – or rabbit – is American – from the USA. As it did NOT come from th Native Americans, this means it is not pagan.

The American idea is based on an idea brought from Germany, the Easter HARE. It is pretty much unique to parts of Germany and not found elsewhere in Europe. The hare, although similar to a rabbit, is a different animal being much larger. It does not have large litters like a rabbit and was not known particularly as a symbol of fertility, though, as with all animals, some folk tales do exist about it. It is particularly easy to spot them in the spring when hares are selecting mates and when the open fields of crops where they live have not yet grown tall.

The origin of the association with eggs is uncertain, It is not found in pre-Christian sources so is probably not pagan. It may simply be a folk joke, tall story, rooted in the fact that hares raise their young in the open and make a sort of simple nest for them to rest in (unlike rabbits, hares are born furred with eyes open and able to run). These nests (or forms) can look a little like a bird’s nest.