egg hunting on easter. what is the connection?

hello professor, i was lazy to search earlier when i thought of the discussion. but now i got really interested hence i found this: "The Easter Bunny is a rabbit-spirit. Long ago, he was called the "Easter Hare", hares and rabbits have frequent multiple births so they became a symbol of fertility. The custom of an Easter egg hunt began because children believed that hares laid eggs in the grass. The Romans believed that "All life comes from an egg." Christians consider eggs to be "the seed of life" and so they are symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Why we dye, or color, and decorate eggs is not certain. In ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and Persia eggs were dyed for spring festivals. In medieval Europe, beautifully decorated eggs were given as gifts" Source: http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventions/a/easter.htm i guess that answers our querry. cheers, ann

Great information Ann, you must have researched a lot Thanks cheers. Happy easter,again Prof

Professor, there are many different religions that are Christian based or that fall under the banner of Christianity. The Catholics are just the most well known and wealthy of the lot as far as I am aware and they are responsible for re-writing the Bible into it's current form. I am not religious but have grown up in a mostly Christian country so I know a little bit about this. Thanks for doing the research on this Ann as I have often wondered this myself.