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- The Easter Basket Of Yesterday And Today
With the arrival of spring comes the celebration of the Easter holiday – a time of significant religious remembrance and seasonal celebration. As part of Easter – whether you celebrate it religiously or not – children are visited by the Easter bunny, a mythical figure that delivers baskets of chocolates and treats to be found on Easter morning. The Easter basket, therefore, is an object that is integral to celebrating Easter with children – a symbol of the holiday that has endured for generations.
References to the Easter basket can be found throughout history; because Easter is also associated with the celebration of spring – a time of rebirth – there were often depictions of the fertility goddess Eostre being shown carrying a basket of eggs. Early on in Europe, it was customary to have your spring seedlings – carried by basket – blessed for the coming harvest. Later on, Catholic parishioners would bring baskets filled with food to Easter mass in order for it to be blessed.
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