I See Bunnies Everywhere
By Anna
@LadyDuck (458233)
Switzerland
March 24, 2017 7:35am CST
Here we go, it's this time of the year again, the shelves are full of rabbits and chocolate Easter eggs. For a chocolate lover, like I am, it is hard to resist to buy something.
Do you know why bunnies are associated with Easter?
The Easter hare originated in Germany. The folkloric figure had the role to evaluate which children had a good behavior and which ones were disobedient, in order to bring Easter eggs only to the good ones.
Here is some photos of the shelves of our supermarket, full of eggs and bunnies.
From now until Easter is the annual "chocolate torture", how to avoid to buy something you love?
I am not partial, I love both chocolate bunnies and chocolate eggs.
What of the two do you prefer?
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103 responses
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
24 Mar 17
Chocolate anything is my favorite, I haven't been in the stores lately and I think I will continue to let my husband the shopping, Chocolate is too tempting for me. Cool photo and history!
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
@LadyDuck same here but I will eat any chocolate...
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@topffer (42156)
• France
24 Mar 17
It is more hens and eggs than bunnies in my area when it comes to chocolate, and there is also a local cake found only for Easter into the bakeries. It is a cake existing since the Antiquity and adopted by Christians. You give me the idea to start a discussion about it.
I really like the look of these bunnies. Since I bred bunnies years ago, I do not eat any rabbit meat, but I would make an exception for a chocolate bunny
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Mar 17
@LadyDuck It is also the country of Descartes : I suppose they are hens and not roosters, because roosters do not lay eggs, and they are often filled with little eggs.
If people are used to bunnies, I do not see why they would switch to bears. And the bunnies are really cute. The cake I was thinking at is the "cornuelle" : it is sold only in a few départements in Aquitaine. It is a kind of little "galette". It was done in the past for Palm Sunday, but you find it during all the months of March and April now.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
25 Mar 17
I remember the beautiful carved eggs that the patisseries showed during the Easter time and also the Hens, we thought they were Roosters as it is the symbol of France. Lindt last year made Easter "bears" instead of bunnies because it is the symbol of Switzerland but they were a fiasco. I remember cakes shaped like nest in France. The Easter cake in Italy is the "Colomba" (the dove), it is similar to Panettone.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I don't buy bunnies as I would eat the whole thing in one sitting. I did buy the small packs of Cadbury eggs - you get 12 in what looks like an egg carton. Those I can eat one or two and walk away. I always have chocolate in the house so walking right by the store display is easy.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@LadyDuck I am a dark chocolate person but need those Cadbury eggs at Easter.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
24 Mar 17
So many bunnies! I don't buy bunnies! I did buy dark chocolate nuggets, not eggs either.
Did you buy them both?
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@LadyDuck I see, but the bunnies are cute to look at 
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 17
@infatuatedbby I agree they are really cute.
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@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
20 May 17
@LadyDuck times fly. Now it's more than half way through May.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
21 May 17
@OreoBrownie Two third of May have already gone, time flies and we get older a little more every day.
@Marilynda1225 (79768)
• United States
24 Mar 17
As much as I love a chocolate bunny I absolutely love Peeps and jelly beans (call me crazy)
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@Marilynda1225 (79768)
• United States
27 Mar 17
@LadyDuck Peeps are marshmallow in the shape of chicks and covered in a crystalized sugar. Very sweet and popular here at Easter
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I remember when I was a kid, they used to sell live colored bunnies and chicks in the grocery store. They were in big pens in the middle of the store. They came in red, blue, yellow, purple, green, and probably other colors. I only saw bunnies once, but chicks every year.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
i like chocolate bunnies than eggs.. although i like chocolates, i restrain myself from eating too much.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
25 Mar 17
@ridingbet I do not like the taste of Hershey's chocolate, we have Lindt that is excellent and it is a local product. We do not even import Hershey here.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 Mar 17
@LadyDuck yes, it is said that dark chocolates is good for the heart. i also like to eat when my sister opens a bar of either Toblerone or Hershey's, but more often than not, i take a piece only, no more. these 2 brands have dark chocolates and white or milk chocolates.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
I love chocolates. Any shape would do. Lol 
I like milk chocolate better than white and dark.
I like milk chocolate better than white and dark.4 people like this
@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
@LadyDuck there are some dark chocolates that I like too. But I've got a sweet tooth so milk chocolate best suites me. 
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 17
@nottoooldtowrite I prefer the taste and texture of the dark chocolate, I am definitely addicted.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I like chocolate eggs better, myself. Mmmmm!
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@workathomefan (8957)
• Prairieville, Louisiana
24 Mar 17
What app or software did you use to make your bunny collage?
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@workathomefan (8957)
• Prairieville, Louisiana
24 Mar 17
I love a white chocolate bunny but not to big.
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