Our mascots are available in Sheffield, Rotherham, Worksop, Barnsley, Chesterfield and Doncaster areas. Parents would tell their kids that the Easter Hare would give its decorative eggs to nice children, with the children creating nests for the hare to leave its eggs in. This would later spread in the US to become the modern-day Easter Egg hunt, with baskets rather than nests and the Easter Bunny replacing its German character. The sale of chocolate rabbits, chocolate eggs, and jelly beans marketed as “tiny eggs” would then follow suit. The Easter Bunny was often chastised for making people forget about Easter Sunday’s true meaning, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Much like Santa Claus at Christmas, they argued that the Easter Bunny and its chocolate eggs were proof of the over-commercialization of the sacred holiday. Some even claimed that the innocent tale of the rabbit was made by heretics, with the rabbit and eggs being pagan symbols of lust. A new, oversized set of floppy ears will take their place on the White House’s Truman Balcony on Monday. Thirty-thousand visitors are expected throughout the day on the South Lawn, including military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors, per the White House. Children will participate in the time-honored Americana custom of pushing brightly colored, hard-boiled eggs across grass with wooden spoons, their parents cheering them on and snapping photos.

PLEASE NOTE: Characters are replicas and not in anyway associated with any other company or trademark. There are certain things that are part of the American fabric. Tradition is what makes a country unique. Every country has things that are woven into its fabric, and this is one of ours,” Sean Spicer told CNN in a recent interview. (The onetime Trump White House press secretary had donned the White House Easter Bunny costume during the George W. Bush administration when he served as assistant US trade representative for media and public affairs.) To older kids and adults, the best version of the Easter Bunny might just be the one that's made of chocolate, wrapped in foil, and sold in stores. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Rather like in Alice in Wonderland, the white rabbit can never be fully grasped. Through history, rabbits and hares have been seen as sacred and the epitome of craftiness. They have been connected with the enigmatic purity of the moon, with chastity and with superlative powers of fertility. It is with some justness that this supremely enigmatic animal continues to evade meaning. The further we chase the origins of the Easter Bunny, the more he disappears down the dark warrens, teasing our desperation for a logical answer to a surprisingly complex puzzle. Featured image: ICONIC HOLIDAY SYMBOL Russel Brand lends his voice to the iconic holiday symbol in the 2011 film HopFor example, you may center your Easter celebrations around a Sunday church service — or, if you're Catholic, for the entire seven days of Holy Week starting with Palm Sunday. Alternatively, maybe an elaborate family Easter dinner with all your relatives is the hallmark of your Easter experience. Or perhaps your holiday involves both events, or other Easter traditions all together. In the West, many children look forward to Easter as a time for Easter baskets, egg hunts, and Easter crafts. But no matter how you mark the day, there's one common symbol of the holiday that's undeniably recognizable: the Easter Bunny.

After years of using loaned Easter Bunny costumes, we are ‘egg-cited’ to have our own Official White House Easter Bunny Family, thanks to the generous support of the White House Historical Association,” Vanessa Valdivia, spokesperson for first lady Jill Biden, told CNN exclusively. The Easter Bunny, however, has no clear origin. Most scholars pinpoint that the Easter Bunny came about in early Protestant Europe, with most adopting their own version of the holiday. According to History.com, the Easter Bunny was first brought to the US in the 1700s after German Protestant immigrants settled in Pennsylvania and brought along with them the story of an egg-laying hare known as the “Oschter Haws (Easter Hare).” It’s been considered the “new mascot” for Easter Sunday, but the Easter Bunny has no clear origin, much of its existence shrouded in mystery. Eleanor Roosevelt oversaw the egg roll during her husband’s four terms in office, including 1937, when more than 50,000 children attended.If it’s a toddler party we will sing and dance to nursery rhymes with the children. We have over 35 mascots & Princesses to choose from. Please scroll down to see all we have to offer. The White’s tree frog, native to Australia, beat over 12,000 contenders for the coveted title, the Hershey Company announced in a news release this week. During the medieval age, Christians followed stricter fasting rules throughout the Lenten season. Much of the byproducts of animals, such as eggs, cheese, and dairy, were forbidden for consumption on the 40 days of Lent. Thank you to all of our amazing finalists in the Cadbury Bunny Tryouts this year and congratulations to Betty the frog, our newest Cadbury Bunny!” Trevor Jakubek, senior associate brand manager, said in the release. “We are so excited to pass the coveted ears to her and know that she is going make a great addition to our Cadbury Bunny ‘hall of fame.’” Even though symbolism and animal fables from the East have entered European iconography, the origins of the Easter Bunny might lie closer to home. Most Christian symbols derive from Biblical sources, although some survived from the art cultures of ancient Greece and Rome.