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> Originating among German Lutherans, the "Easter Hare" originally evaluated whether children were good or disobedient at the start of the season of Eastertide, similar to Santa Claus's "naughty or nice" list.
The Protestant obsession with shielding their kids from difficult truths is why Protestantism ended up so toothless. Christians should be proud to display the crucifix and understand that suffering is part of the faith, not hide it in fear.
I think we can do both, have the bunny and have the cross. The key is to maybe tie things with easter bunnies with kids, to more serious subjects or symbols like a crucifix or Jesus' Passion.
Literal rabbits and other wildlife might become more active in spring, as a symbol of new life. Jesus' Resurrection is like the new life of springtime. The symbol of new physical life (bunny), being tied to new spiritual life (the resurrection cross with the cloth draped on it)
Maybe Lent and Advent could be made to be more "dark" of seasons, even for kids though. I'm aware of some older versions of Grimm's fairy tales which have dark themes (not sure if they were even intended for kids).
Bunny was for kids
"Passion plays" for adults
Literal rabbits and other wildlife might become more active in spring, as a symbol of new life. Jesus' Resurrection is like the new life of springtime. The symbol of new physical life (bunny), being tied to new spiritual life (the resurrection cross with the cloth draped on it)
Maybe Lent and Advent could be made to be more "dark" of seasons, even for kids though. I'm aware of some older versions of Grimm's fairy tales which have dark themes (not sure if they were even intended for kids).
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