Symbols of Easter

• Easter Eggs
• Easter Bunny
• Lambs and butterflies

What do eggs, rabbits and butterflies have to do with Easter?

Happy Easter! This spring holiday Jesus, God’s son,rose from the dead, and Christians around the worldcelebrate this new life. Let’s look at a few symbols thatare associated with the holiday.

Easter Eggs
The egg is an ancient symbol of new life. For Christians,the egg represents Jesus coming out from the grave and his resurrection. Decorating eggs for Easter dates back to the 13th century.

Easter Rabbit
Christians adopted and adapted the rabbit as an Easter symbol after seeing the animal come out of its hole in the ground. To them, this was a symbol of Jesus coming out of the tomb and new life.

Lamb
At Easter, little lambs are symbols of new life in spring, and of Jesus.

Butterfly
The life of a butterfly is a symbol of eternal life. The butterfly spends part of its life in a chrysalis. While confined, it changes and then emerges in a new and beautiful form.


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