Easter Symbols and Meanings

Being one of the holiest Christian festivals, Easter is associated with a host of traditional symbols and icons. But most of the Easter symbols pre-date Christianity and are remnants of ancient pagan symbolism.

Since Easter festival heralds the advent of spring, Easter symbols such as the bunny and eggs represent the fertile state of mother earth.

Other symbols of Easter such as Easter cross and white lilies are religious in flavor since they symbolize the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Here are some prominent Easter symbols ... Click to learn more:

Easter Bunny	Easter Candles
Easter Cross	Easter Eggs
Easter Lamb	Easter Lily
Hot Cross Buns

• The Easter Lilly symbolizes the resurrection of Jesus because the shell represents the tomb of Jesus and the flower that blooms represents life after death.

• The first chocolate easter eggs recipes were made in Europe in the nineteenth century.
• Vegreville, Canada is the home of the largest Easter egg in the world. The Easter egg or Ukrainian 'Pysanka,' was made in 1975 to commemorate early Ukrainian settlements in an area east of Edmonton. It weighed 5,000 pounds, and was 25.7 feet long.
• Pysanka is a specific term used for the practice of Easter egg painting.
• Most children (74%) eat the ears of their chocolate bunny first. 13% eat the feet first, and 10% eat the tails first.
• In 1878 U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife Lucy officially opened the White House grounds to the children of the area for egg rolling on Easter Monday. The event has been held on the South Lawn ever since, except during World War I and World War II.
• The initial baskets of Easter were given the appearance of bird's nests.

Eggs, and bunnies, and jelly beans, oh my! Our selection of Easter crafts, recipes, and activities will have your whole family excited for Easter.

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