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SPRING SYMBOL

Hare-y problem for
Easter historians

MAYBE THEY are splitting a share’ bur tesearchers say itis the hare,
not the rabbit, who should be honored as the Ne. bE secular Faster syim-
bol.

What's the difference?

Liule, really. But there are distinctions between the two members of
the same family, and the record should probably be set straight by
someone. .

Easter is a lunar festival, its date dependent an the phase of the moon,

From antiquity, the hare — not the rabbit — has been a symbol for the
moon,

Consider the following evidence:
© Hares are born with their eyes open, rabbits are born blind. The Egyp-
tian name for hare was ‘‘un"', meaning *‘open™ of ‘to open”. Egyptians
knew the full moan watched open-eyed throughout the night and accor-
ding to legend, the hare was thought never to blink its eyes:
® Like the moon, the hare is nocturnal:
© The hare’s gestation period is one month. And everyone knows a
month equals one full cycle of the moon;
¢ Both the moon and the hare were considered to be hermaphroditic, the
waxing moon being masculine and the waning moon feminine,

Why is the rabbit better known than the hare as an Easter symbol? It's
probably just a matter of language and usage, researchers say, and not an
intentional slight to the hare,

Alt this docsn't explain, however, why the Easter bunny — or hare, if
you will — delivers painted eggs at Easter.

According to legend, the bunny really was a large and handsome bird
that belonged to Eostre, the Teutonic goddess of spring and light. Ina fit
of pique, she changed him into a rabbit, and that’s why the Easter bunny
builds a nest and fills it with colored eggs every year.

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