Okay, I was curious and found this newspaper article written last year by a Catholic priest:
"Decorated eggs dyed in bright colors are a sign of rejoicing. The Eastern European peoples even decorate the eggs with very intricate designs and religious artwork. The Easter egg symbolizes the resurrection: just as a little chick pecks its way out from the egg shell to emerge to new life, so Christ emerged from the tomb to new and everlasting life. The unbroken egg symbolizes the rock tomb of our Lord; and when broken, symbolizes that He has risen from the dead.
Lamb also has significance in the Easter celebration. A special Easter pastry is a cake shaped like a lamb. In the Middle Ages, lamb was the customary meat eaten on Easter, and was the main meat for the Holy Fathers Easter dinner. Remember that the Jews sacrificed a lamb for Passover during the time of Moses; because of the Passover sacrifice, the Jewish people were freed from slavery in Egypt and taken to the Promised Land. Christ is the new Paschal lamb, who was sacrificed for our sins and whose blood made the perfect and everlasting covenant; Christ has freed us from the slavery of sin and opened the gates to the true Promised Land of Heaven.
Easter baskets, long before the time of filling them with jelly beans, chocolates and marshmallow peeps, were filled with the special breads and eggs prepared for the Easter celebration. These baskets were brought to the Church on Easter Saturday morning where they were blessed by the priest. Many parishes continue this custom of blessing the Easter baskets.
New clothing also has special meaning. In the early Church, during the Easter Vigil, those who were baptized wore a white garment, which was worn throughout the entire week of Easter. The white garments and the new clothes were an outward sign of renewal of faith in the Lord.
What about the Easter bunny? The actual word Easter is derived from the word Eoster (also spelled Eastre), the name of the Teutonic goddess of the rising light of day and Spring, and the annual sacrifices associated with her. (Keep in mind that while the Romance languages used the root word for Passover to denote "Easter," as mentioned previously, the German and English languages "baptized" the word Eoster.) Spring is a season of fertility, life, and abundance. In Teutonic mythology, Eosters pet bird laid eggs in baskets and hid them. On a whim, Eoster transformed her pet bird into a rabbit, who continued to lay eggs. Rabbits themselves were a pagan symbol of fertility, hence the phrase, "Multiply like rabbits," and were often kept in homes as pets. From this pagan custom, the folktale of "the Easter bunny" arose in Germany in the fifteenth century. However, the Easter bunny has no religious significance or liturgical symbolism."
More than you wanted to know, right?
You know, I've often wondered the same thing! 
Plan your own private, Easter Bash...and enjoy!! 
Happy PLANNING to all traveling to WDW for EASTER! 
