from KATHY'S KORNER "Easter Medley" Meeting the Easter Bunny by Rowena Bennett, 1930 On Easter morn at early dawn before the cocks were crowing I met a bob-tail bunnykin and asked where he was going. "'Tis in the house and out the house a-tispy, tipsy-toeing, 'Tis round the house and 'bout the house a-lighlty I am going." "But what is that of every hue you carry in your basket?" "'Tis eggs of gold and eggs of blue; I wonder that you ask it. "Tis chocolate eggs and bonbon eggs and eggs of red and gray, For every child in every house on bonny Easter day." He perked his ears and winked his eye and twitched his little nose; He shook his tail -- what tail he had -- and stood up on his toes. "I must be gone before the sun; the east is growing gray; 'Tis almost time for bells to chime." -- So he hippety-hopped away. WHY WE GIVE EASTER EGGS The Easter egg is venerable indeed. While the gaily colored cardboard ones and rich chocolate ones that we enjoy are quite recent in origin, the real egg, decorated with colors or gilt, has been acknowledged as a symbol of continuing life and resurrection since pre-Christian spring celebrations. Given as gifts by the ancient Greeks, Persians, and Chinese at their spring festivals, the egg also appears in pagan mythology, where we read of the Sun-Bird being hatched from the World Egg. in some pagan customs, the Heaven and Earth were thought to have been formed from two halves of an egg. As the egg was an obvious symbol to early Christians of Jesus' Resurrection, it was felt to be a most appropriate and holy part of the Eastertide celebration. Even as early as the Middle Ages, eggs were colored to be given as gifts at Easter; Edward I's accounts for 1290 include the expense of purchasing hundreds of eggs to be distributed to his household. in the 17th century, pope Paul V blessed the humble egg in a prayer to be used in England, Scotland, and Ireland: "Bless, O Lord, we beseech Thee, this Thy creature of eggs, that it may become a wholesome sustenance to Thy faithful servants, eating in thankfulness to Thee, on account of the Resurrection of Our Lord." Forbidden during the solemn fast of Lent, eggs were reintroduced on Easter Sunday, both as part of the feasting and as gifts for family, friends, and servants. Anonymous (1913) BUNNY LINKS: Easter Activities Easter links, decorating ideas, egg hunts The Funny Bunny Trail Easter Around The World There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays Easter Cards - For Kids Easter Graphics Links Billy Bear's Easter Easter On The Net Rexanne's Easter Visitors since 2/29/00 Don't Forget To Pick Up Your Card :)) click on egg Easter Sunday Dinner click on ham Thanks for signing This stop on the Bunny Trail belongs to: Kathy Would you like to join in the fun? Prev 5 * Prev * Next * Next 5 * Random * Stats ~ List Member Sites ~ Visit 50 Easter Faves Select where you want to go Kathy's Kitchen Join Recipe of the Week Club Recipe of the Week Banner Exchange Kraft Korner Kredits Kinfolk Kudos Holidays Seasons Travel Updates Pam's Pea Patch Sign Guestbook View Guestbook E-Mail me!! Hop Home CREDITS Grandma George's Graphics Sheryl's Graphics The CoopLori's GraphicsBilly Bear's Graphics Country Graphics by CamilleJo's World page hosted by geocities
"Easter Medley" Meeting the Easter Bunny by Rowena Bennett, 1930 On Easter morn at early dawn before the cocks were crowing I met a bob-tail bunnykin and asked where he was going. "'Tis in the house and out the house a-tispy, tipsy-toeing, 'Tis round the house and 'bout the house a-lighlty I am going." "But what is that of every hue you carry in your basket?" "'Tis eggs of gold and eggs of blue; I wonder that you ask it. "Tis chocolate eggs and bonbon eggs and eggs of red and gray, For every child in every house on bonny Easter day." He perked his ears and winked his eye and twitched his little nose; He shook his tail -- what tail he had -- and stood up on his toes. "I must be gone before the sun; the east is growing gray; 'Tis almost time for bells to chime." -- So he hippety-hopped away. WHY WE GIVE EASTER EGGS The Easter egg is venerable indeed. While the gaily colored cardboard ones and rich chocolate ones that we enjoy are quite recent in origin, the real egg, decorated with colors or gilt, has been acknowledged as a symbol of continuing life and resurrection since pre-Christian spring celebrations. Given as gifts by the ancient Greeks, Persians, and Chinese at their spring festivals, the egg also appears in pagan mythology, where we read of the Sun-Bird being hatched from the World Egg. in some pagan customs, the Heaven and Earth were thought to have been formed from two halves of an egg. As the egg was an obvious symbol to early Christians of Jesus' Resurrection, it was felt to be a most appropriate and holy part of the Eastertide celebration. Even as early as the Middle Ages, eggs were colored to be given as gifts at Easter; Edward I's accounts for 1290 include the expense of purchasing hundreds of eggs to be distributed to his household. in the 17th century, pope Paul V blessed the humble egg in a prayer to be used in England, Scotland, and Ireland: "Bless, O Lord, we beseech Thee, this Thy creature of eggs, that it may become a wholesome sustenance to Thy faithful servants, eating in thankfulness to Thee, on account of the Resurrection of Our Lord." Forbidden during the solemn fast of Lent, eggs were reintroduced on Easter Sunday, both as part of the feasting and as gifts for family, friends, and servants. Anonymous (1913) BUNNY LINKS: Easter Activities Easter links, decorating ideas, egg hunts The Funny Bunny Trail Easter Around The World There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays Easter Cards - For Kids Easter Graphics Links Billy Bear's Easter Easter On The Net Rexanne's Easter Visitors since 2/29/00 Don't Forget To Pick Up Your Card :)) click on egg Easter Sunday Dinner click on ham Thanks for signing This stop on the Bunny Trail belongs to: Kathy Would you like to join in the fun? Prev 5 * Prev * Next * Next 5 * Random * Stats ~ List Member Sites ~ Visit 50 Easter Faves Select where you want to go Kathy's Kitchen Join Recipe of the Week Club Recipe of the Week Banner Exchange Kraft Korner Kredits Kinfolk Kudos Holidays Seasons Travel Updates Pam's Pea Patch Sign Guestbook View Guestbook E-Mail me!! Hop Home CREDITS Grandma George's Graphics Sheryl's Graphics The CoopLori's GraphicsBilly Bear's Graphics Country Graphics by CamilleJo's World page hosted by geocities
On Easter morn at early dawn before the cocks were crowing I met a bob-tail bunnykin and asked where he was going. "'Tis in the house and out the house a-tispy, tipsy-toeing, 'Tis round the house and 'bout the house a-lighlty I am going." "But what is that of every hue you carry in your basket?" "'Tis eggs of gold and eggs of blue; I wonder that you ask it. "Tis chocolate eggs and bonbon eggs and eggs of red and gray, For every child in every house on bonny Easter day." He perked his ears and winked his eye and twitched his little nose; He shook his tail -- what tail he had -- and stood up on his toes. "I must be gone before the sun; the east is growing gray; 'Tis almost time for bells to chime." -- So he hippety-hopped away.
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