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1st April 2018
10:46am BST

Pagans also saw eggs as a symbol of new life, while for Christians, 'the egg symbolises the moment Jesus emerged from the tomb following his resurrection.' They likened the stone which was rolled away from the tomb entrance to the shape of an egg, according to Huffington Post.
So the symbol of the rabbit and the egg dates back to Paganism but what about the Easter Egg hunt?
It is believed that during the 1600s German Protestants came up with the idea. It was quite like Santa Clause, a way of bargaining with children to behave.
The Easter Rabbit, or Hare as it was known then, would watch the children and decide whether they deserved an Easter egg hunt or not. Real hard boiled eggs, decorated with colours, were used for the hunt, says the Huffington Post.
Over time, chocolate shaped eggs were used for these hunts and eventually bigger eggs were made and sold in shops.Explore more on these topics: