the easter bunny 復活兔
the easter bunny is not a modern invention. the symbol originated with the pagan festival of eastre. the goddess, eastre, was worshipped by the anglo-saxons through her earthly symbol, the rabbit.
復活兔並不是現代產物。復活兔起源於異教的'復活節。當時，耶穌的世俗象徵是一個兔子，並被盎格魯撒克遜人供奉著。
the germans brought the symbol of the easter rabbit to america. it was widely ignored by other christians until shortly after the civil war. in fact, easter itself was not widely celebrated in america until after that time.
而德國人將復活兔帶到了美國。直至美國南北戰爭後，復活兔才被大多數基督教人士所重視。事實上，在這次內戰結束後，復活節也未在美國被人們廣泛地慶祝。