"hoppin' down the bunny trail..."
You sang it. You can't deny it. Yesterday on a beautiful Easter Sunday I was sitting and actually wondering... where did anyone come up with associating religion and a rabbit? Not to mention the fact that rabbits can't even lay eggs. Comedian Jim Gaffigan touched upon it, along with other random holiday traditions, which can be heard on his Comedy Central broadcast or the CD version "Beyond the Pale." There's a five minute, 16 second track totally about holidays and when I was thinking about the Easter traditions, Gaffigan flashed back to me. He also examines the strange traditions of putting lights outside when you cut down a tree and put it inside, July 4th's excuse to blow things up because "It's what the founding fathers would want," and the "gamble chocolate" we get on Valentine's Day along with the "heart-shaped antiacids."
ANYWAY, I wanted to know why we did such strange things on Easter when they really have nothing to do with what the holiday is supposed to do with. I googled it and found "Sunniebunniezz" answered a lot of my questions, teaching me that eggs and rabbit symbolize life and rebirth in different cultures. Who knew?
Check it out:
http://sunniebunniezz.com/holiday/easter.htm
(they even gave some Easter poetry)
But as for the best of Jim Gaffigan...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFFTwnYXI20&feature=related
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