Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots of Easter Bunny traditions are ancient T he Easter Bunny is a much celebrated character in American Easter celebrations.

Neo-paganism has been a hot topic lately, and not just because of King Charles. In the census of 2021, 74,000 people identified as pagan—up by 17,000 since 2011.

Eggs have long been a symbol of life, fertility, and renewal, predating the Christian celebration of Easter. In ancient pagan festivals, eggs were associated with spring and the rebirth of nature.

“Everything pagan was forbidden, and they have joined the new ideology,” Vagalinski said. 3 The nearly 7-foot statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes during a dig near Bulgaria’s southeastern ...

Archeologists have discovered a well-preserved statue in an ancient sewer in Bulgaria, ... Christianity became the official religion and pagan symbols like these deities were banned.