People in the West regard rabbits and colored eggs as one of the symbols of Easter because they believe that rabbits have extremely strong reproductive capabilities and regard them as the creator of new life.
The eggs symbolize the sun and new life, and dyeing the eggs in colors symbolizes happiness in life. Later, Christians gave the eggs a new meaning and regarded them as a symbol of the tomb of Jesus, from which the future life would break away and be born. Every Easter, foreign parents prepare eggs and bunny-shaped chocolate candies for their children, and relatives and friends also give each other colored eggs.
There is a saying called "crazy as a March rabbit", which refers to the fact that in early spring, hares become crazy. At that time, male rabbits fought fiercely with each other to mate with female rabbits.
At the same time, female rabbits often repeatedly reject male rabbits before succumbing to them, making the pairing behavior look like a crazy dance. This scene led early observers to think that it was spring. The arrival of the rabbits made the hares go crazy. Rabbits and hares both belong to the Leporidae family, and they are bred to reproduce quickly. A female can be pregnant with a second litter of rabbits at the same time she is pregnant with her first litter (the two litters will be born separately).
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One of the common animals is the lamb. According to records in the Bible, God tested Abraham and asked him to kill his only son with his own hands to show his sincerity. Abraham did as he was told, and when he raised his sword, God ordered an angel to stop him. At this time, Abraham happened to find a ram, so he took it as a sacrifice in place of his son.
So using sheep to sacrifice is an old tradition during the festival. Later, the lamb also symbolized the Son of God, because it was said that he was framed, bore the sins for mankind, and was tortured on the gallows. Later, people began to have the custom of eating lamb during festivals.