Greater Victoria anthropologist cracks open origins of Easter eggs, bunnies – Saanich News

The earliest example Kilburn could find was from more than 3,000 years ago when Persian-speaking people began decorating them for their new year’s celebration feast tables, which fall at the start of spring.

Kilburn said early depictions of rabbits in medieval manuscripts show them violently hurting people with swords or tree branches.

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