SandraC
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How the Ostara/Easter Egg Came to Be
The modern belief that eggs are delivered by a rabbit, comes from the legend of the Goddess Eostre. Eostre was walking one Spring day & came upon a beautiful bird. The poor bird's wing was badly injured and Eostre wanted to heal it. But the bird's wing was so badly damaged that Eostre knew it would never fly again. So, Eostre decided to help the bird by healing it in a way that would give it mobility and a little something more! She turned it into a rabbit!
During the transformation, the rabbit retained the ability to lay eggs. The rabbit was so grateful to Eostre for saving its life that it laid a sacred egg in Her honor, joyously decorated it and then humbly presented it to the Goddess. She was so pleased and so touched by the rabbit's thoughtful gift that She wished all humankind to share in her joy. In honoring her wishes, the rabbit went all over the world distributing these beautifully decorated little gifts of life and continues to do so even today.
The modern belief that eggs are delivered by a rabbit, comes from the legend of the Goddess Eostre. Eostre was walking one Spring day & came upon a beautiful bird. The poor bird's wing was badly injured and Eostre wanted to heal it. But the bird's wing was so badly damaged that Eostre knew it would never fly again. So, Eostre decided to help the bird by healing it in a way that would give it mobility and a little something more! She turned it into a rabbit!
During the transformation, the rabbit retained the ability to lay eggs. The rabbit was so grateful to Eostre for saving its life that it laid a sacred egg in Her honor, joyously decorated it and then humbly presented it to the Goddess. She was so pleased and so touched by the rabbit's thoughtful gift that She wished all humankind to share in her joy. In honoring her wishes, the rabbit went all over the world distributing these beautifully decorated little gifts of life and continues to do so even today.
