Do you know where the story about Easter with baskets and bunnies originated?  My children had a book from Time Life that gave background on why certain traditions come with certain holidays and I always found the story about the Easter baskets, bunnies and eggs very interesting.

Here is how the story goes and I am paraphrasing my understanding of the story:

It had been a long, hard, winter and the children wanted to go outside and play but it was just too cold and wet.  The animials that lived near these children loved to watch the children play outside and anxiously awaited the arrival of the weather that would allow them to come out again.  The animals peered from underneath the foilage on a daily basis as the kids  ran and opened their front door hoping to find weather that allowed them to go out and play again.  When the forest animals saw the children continually being discouaged that they would EVER get to play outside again in warm weather. …….this is where the animals did something that “obviously” has lived on for years!

The birds, bunnies, and squirrels knew that spring weather was not far away and they needed to convey that to the children.  The small animals dug down under the snow and gathered beautiful green grass; the robins offered their beautiful blue eggs to lay ever so gently in the gathered grass,;the squirrels worked diligently on gathering fresh twigs that were easy to bend and form into a perfect basket with which to place the green grass and colored eggs……now all that was left was the animal to deliver the signs of  the warm ,spring weather that was to come.  After much chatter among the animal community it was decided that the bunny would be the deliverer.  He was soft, gentle and had such a kind face and all the animals agreed if the children looked out and saw him——–they would not be frightened.  So one night as the children slept, the furry, little bunny hopped up on to the childrens front porch and placed the beautiful basket that had been created by the animals of the forest.  What a delight to all when the children awakened the next morning and opened their front door to find the kindest of gifts from the forest animals.  When the children saw the beautiful basket they knew that the warm weather was not far away due to the basket and its contents.  This became an event that the children looked forward to every year as it gave them the promise of spring and the warm weather it ushers in.

Spring in the North Georgia Mountains is turly an awakening of nature at its best.  The rolling, multi-layered, dark green mountains lining the rivers lakes and streams, with the morning mist rising up to meet the bright yellow sun allows us those moments to realize that this earth really is a gift.  What a blessing to behold the spring canvas of the Lords creation.  A visit to a cabin along a stretch of North Georgia’s prestine waters is like finding a gift right outside your door every morning.  There is something so calming and interesting about watching and listening to the mountain air and water———–not to mention all the critters that are busy, busy, busy preparing for spring at its best.  People from all over the United States make their way to this little piece of heaven in the spring.  There are festivals, fairs and events all spring that appeal to just about everyone.

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