It's a History Podcast

044: Easter Eggs: Why We Have Them, Why We Dye Them, and Why a Bunny Delivers Them


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Hello! In todays episode I dive into all things Easter egg. Over the course of todays episode we will discover why eggs are associated with Easter, why we dye them, and just how the Easter Bunny came to be. We also take a look at the Faberge Eggs and the Mall Bunny.

Sources for todays episode include:

Multiple articles from TIme magazine including:

Whats the Origin of the Easter Bunny by Alexandra Sifferlin

https://www.catholiccompany.com/magazine/mary-magdalene-first-easter-egg-6029#:~:text=The%20Legend%20of%20the%20First%20Easter%20Egg&text=As%20the%20story%20goes%2C%20she,her%20testimony%20of%20the%20Resurrection.

And an article title Heres Why Easter Eggs are a Thing by Olivia B Waxman

https://time.com/4732984/easter-eggs-history-origins/

A posting from the BBC titled What is Easter.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4t6rj6#zxbfwsg

An article from the Catholic Company titled The Story of Mary Magdalene and the First Easter Egg by Gretchen Filz

https://www.catholiccompany.com/magazine/mary-magdalene-first-easter-egg-6029#:~:text=The%20Legend%20of%20the%20First%20Easter%20Egg&text=As%20the%20story%20goes%2C%20she,her%20testimony%20of%20the%20Resurrection.

An article titled A brief History of the Fabrege egg by Casey Lesser

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-history-faberge-egg

And the National Park service

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