Lapwing Eggs are the real Easter Eggs???

123oclock · 21-04-2011 12:23am #1

I once heard somewhere that Easter Eggs were actually Lapwing Eggs and that they were laid in little dents in the ground that hares use..and that people thought the hares laid the eggs back in the day....Is this true...its sounds mad but also explains where bunny eggs come from??????

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 21-04-2011 12:07pm

In Pagan belief, Easter is linked to the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eastre. It was believed that the goddess Eastre would amuse children by turning her favorite bird into a Hare that laid colourful eggs. Some versions tell of Eastre herself taking the form of a Hare at times.

Egyptians and Persians would dye eggs in bright colors and give them away as a symbol of renewed life.

The whole notion of fertility and Spring linked to eggs pre-dates Christianity.

The Eastre Hare certainly transformed into the Easter Bunny over the years and ancients did believe that hares laid eggs.

The first mentions of the Easter Bunny came in the form of German writings from the 1600's. When the Pennsylvania Dutch arrived in North America in the 1700's, they brought the legend of the Easter Bunny, which they called "Oschter Haws," with them.

I've heard or read about the Lapwing link in the past but can't find it referenced in countries where the Easter/Egg combo originated.

Like all myths there will be many variations and they all add to the colour.