where is the bunny?

By Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (58667)

Portugal

April 5, 2018 7:57am CST

Since I am a child I remember to celebrate Easter with my family, now I always try to explain my children the meaning of this holiday and its importance. Every year some family visit us during this season and my cousin that is almost a brother for me went to my house with his two little boys, I am godmother of one of them. My children and his children love spend time each other so this year we decided to organize a bunny search in my garden. We had a lot of fun playing with our kids, it is such a good feeling seeing their happiness. This a photo of some of our moments. Is it usual to search for eggs and bunnies in your country during the Easter?

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@LadyDuck (471468)

• Switzerland

5 Apr 18

Here in Switzerland there is not this habit and not in Italy for what I know, unless things have recently changed.

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@LadyDuck (471468)

• Switzerland

5 Apr 18

@nela13 You surely imported from the United States. In Europe we tend to copy their habits.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

5 Apr 18

It wasn't common in Portugal too, I think we imported this habit from other countries.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

5 Apr 18

@LadyDuck yes, that is true is the same with halloween.

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@cintol (11261)

• United States

5 Apr 18

Very cute pictures, we love to search for eggs in our country too, the kids look forward to having an easter egg hunt on Easter day.

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@cintol (11261)

• United States

5 Apr 18

@nela13 That sounds like fun and nice that they all shared in the end to make sure everyone got some.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

5 Apr 18

It is a fun activity and at the end they shared the bunnies, all got the same number.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

6 Apr 18

@cintol it is fair that way because they have different ages and the older ones found more.

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@shaggin (72146)

• United States

10 Apr 18

Here I is very common to have Easter egg hunts. That's so sweet I kids and his kids get along so well. Don't the bunnies melt being out in the sun?

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@shaggin (72146)

• United States

10 Apr 18

@nela13 oh I see that was lucky then. The little bunnies look so cute!

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

10 Apr 18

No, because it was quite cold that day.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

10 Apr 18

@shaggin now the bunnies don't exist as they ate them all.

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@marguicha (223129)

• Chile

5 Apr 18

Now it is here, but it is an imported holiday. We used to have the Holy Week with a big Mass on Sunday.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

5 Apr 18

We have the Holy week too and i explained them that we celebrate the Jesus resurrection.

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@marguicha (223129)

• Chile

5 Apr 18

@nela13 Here it used to be only the Holy Week. The Easter has to do with the pagan coming of the spring and we are nearing autumn.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

5 Apr 18

@marguicha Holy week is important but Sunday is when the Easter is celebrated here, the priest is in the village during the all day with Jesus figure and go to our house to announce Jesus resurrection.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317089)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

6 Apr 18

We don't search for bunnies, but we do have egg hunts.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317089)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

7 Apr 18

@nela13 I'm sure the kids had lots of fun hunting for them.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

8 Apr 18

@just4him they loved

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

7 Apr 18

We used bunnies this time but it could be eggs.

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@Jessabuma (31700)

• Baguio, Philippines

5 Apr 18

I am not sure. but when I am still young we never did this, we never search for eggs and bunnies.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

5 Apr 18

Maybe it is not a tradition in your country.

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@Jessabuma (31700)

• Baguio, Philippines

5 Apr 18

@nela13 yes I guess so

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@eileenleyva (27560)

• Philippines

5 Apr 18

I also do not know why Easter is associated with bunnies and eggs. But since my country was also colonized by America for a hundred years, the egg hunt has become a mall activity on Easter Sunday. The festivity, otherwise, has not gained much following, the Filipinos still celebrate the Resurrection dawn time on Easter Sunday. Glad you are a doting mother and aunt to the children. You make childhood a beautiful one for the children to cherish. Kudos.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

5 Apr 18

I think that the origins of the Easter bunny is from pagan tradition.

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@Madshadi (8840)

• Brussels, Belgium

6 Apr 18

I heard about this tradition before. Must be really fun for the kids

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

7 Apr 18

It is and they always want more

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@JudyEv (340256)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Apr 18

This is a common practice here too. I'm sure the kids had a lot of fun.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

5 Apr 18

They loved it

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

5 Apr 18

Very fun moments there..good to see my dear friend

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

5 Apr 18

Very fun indeed, next year we will do it again

@dya80dya (36656)

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5 Apr 18

No. It's not usual to search for eggs and bunnies. This is a borrowed tradition in our country.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

5 Apr 18

It is a borrowed tradition in my country too, but now is very common.

@august18 (3907)

• Tunisia

10 Apr 18

We don't celebrate Easter in my country, but what you do is really fun.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

10 Apr 18

Besides the religious part of Easter is explained to children, this is a way to build memories.

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Kris Lovely Bonifacio

@krislovely19 (170)

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5 Apr 18

It is more than the bunnies and the eggs that we used to celebrate this day. We may also remember what Jesus did for us. We are alive because of what He did on that cross 2000+ years ago. God bless you and your family, friend! :)

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

5 Apr 18

That is the real meaning of Easter, this was just a game to play during the afternoon.